A man must learn to understand the motives of human beings, their illusions, and their sufferings.
Any fool can know. The point is to understand.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.
Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down by the mind before you reach eighteen.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.
Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.
A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future.
Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.
Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.
What really interests me is whether God had any choice in the creation of the world.
A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.
If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom.
Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.
The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained to liberation from the self.
The example of great and pure characters is the only thing that can produce fine ideas and noble deeds.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
A person starts to live when he can live outside himself
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
The best way to cheer yourself is to cheer somebody else up
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