A tragedy means always a man's struggle with that which is stronger than man.

Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.

To do a great right do a little wrong.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.

If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.

Don't own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire.

The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.

Sometimes - history needs a push.

We were all at once terribly alone; and alone we must see it through.

Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that's how we've got to live.

A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him in twenty minutes.

When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.

Insanity in individuals is rare - but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs, it is the rule.

Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom.

Life would be tragic if it weren't funny.

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.

Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

You never know when a moment and afew sincere words can have an impact on a life.