I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil. My God created laws that take care of that. His universe is not ruled by wishful thinking, but by immutable laws.

The only thing we can be certain of in this life is that we can be certain of nothing.

Try first to be a man of value; success will follow.

Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.

Education is only a ladder to gather fruit from the tree of knowledge, not the fruit itself

I came- though the child of entirely irreligious (Jewish) parents - to a deep religiousness, which, however, reached an abrupt end at the age of twelve.

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