Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer.

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.

I cannot conceive of a personal God who would directly influence the actions of individuals, or would directly sit in judgment on creatures of his own creation.

The true value of a human being can be found in the degree to which he has attained liberation from the self.

Don't be too hard on me. Everyone has to sacrifice at the altar of stupidity from time to time.

Unless the cause of peace based on law gathers behind it the force and zeal of a religion, it hardly can hope to succeed.

The creative principle [of science] resides in mathematics.