It is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance.

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.

To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid

Achievement brings its own anticlimax.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else.

Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.

Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision,to the releasing of a trigger.

In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.

Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy

In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.

Your inner world has its own taste, has its own fragrance, has its own light. And it is utterly silent.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem.

Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.

When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.

There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.