Some people seem to fade away but then when they are truly gone, it's like they didn't fade away at all.
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.
Man has the power to act as his own destroyer - and that is the way he has acted through most of his history.
Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.
A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.
The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy, we can all sense a mysterious connection to each other.
Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.
I measure the progress of a community by the degree of progress which women have achieved.
Who makes us ignorant? We ourselves. We put our hands over our eyes and weep that it is dark.
There are four million different kinds of animals and plants in the world. That’s four million solutions to the problem of staying alive.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Stupid men are often capable of things the clever would not dare to contemplate...
Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism.
I despise people who depend on these things [heroin and cocaine]. If you really want a mind-altering experience, look at a tree.
It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won't go.
Men always talk about the most important things to perfect strangers.
To live alone is the fate of all great souls.
Outstanding people have one thing in common: an absolute sense of mission
The highest forms of understanding we can achieve are laughter and human compassion.
How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
Cultivation of mind should be the ultimate aim of human existence.
