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.

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

Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.

Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.

I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.

This is something basic to be understood: the ego must come to a peak, it must be strong, it must have attained an integrity only then can you dissolve it.

The greatest power we have is the power of choice.

As the soft yield of water cleaves obstinate stone, So to yield with life solves the insolvable: To yield, I have learned, is to come back again.

It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

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

Those who see the invisible can do the impossible.

Wisdom begins at the end.

Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree; but it preserves it

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.

There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

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.

An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.

All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.

It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

In moments of great grief, that’s where you look and immerse yourself. You realise you are not immortal, you are not a god, you are part of the natural world and you come to accept that.