The formulation of the problem is often more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skill.

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

I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will of the type of which we are conscious in ourselves. An individual who should survive his physical death is also beyond my comprehension, nor do I wish it otherwise; such notions are for the fears or absurd egoism of feeble souls.

Time is not at all what it seems. It does not flow in only one direction, and the future exists simultaneously with the past.

Outer changes always begin with an inner change of attitude.

My pacifism is not based on any intellectual theory but on a deep antipathy to every form of cruelty and hatred.

I believe that we don't need to worry about what happens after this life, as long as we do our duty here-to love and to serve.