No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are

The future is uncertain but the end is always near.

I mistrust the judgement of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned.

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.

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

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

Having a great intellect is no path to being happy.

Criticize the act, not the person.

Think globally, act locally.

You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

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

If you meditate, sooner or later you will come upon love. If you meditate deeply, sooner or later you will start feeling a tremendous love arising in you that you have never known before.

If you have no problems, then you have no clue to what is going.

If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.