Failure is only postponed success as long as courage 'coaches' ambition.

To get to know a country, you must have direct contact with the earth. It's futile to gaze at the world through a car window.

Betterment of conditions the world over is not essentially dependent on scientific knowledge but on the fulfillment of human traditions and ideals.

The fact that man produces a concept "I" besides the totality of his mental and emotional experiences or perceptions does not prove that there must be any specific existence behind such a concept. We are succumbing to illusions produced by our self-created language, without reaching a better understanding of anything. Most of so-called philosophy is due to this kind of fallacy.

Highly developed spirits often encounter resistance from mediocre minds.

To know what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty... this knowledge, this feeling is at the center of true religiousness.

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life. All that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.