Good acts are like good poems. One may easily get their drift, but they are not rationally understood.

Politics is a pendulum whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perennially rejuvenated illusions.

The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original size

We are part of the whole which we call the universe, but it is an optical delusion of our mind that we think we are separate. This separateness is like a prison for us. Our job is to widen the circle of our compassion so we feel connected with all people and situations.

Past is dead Future is uncertain; Present is all you have, So eat, drink and live merry.

The wing structure of the hornet, in relation to its weight, is not suitable for flight, but he does not know this and flies anyway.

I am an absolute pacifist...It is an instinctive feeling. It is a feeling that possesses me, because the murder of men is disgusting.