The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge.

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

Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.

Out of the clutter find Simplicity

I see only with deep regret that God punishes so many of His children for their numerous stupidities, for which only He Himself can be held responsible; in my opinion, only His nonexistence could excuse Him.

Everything is energy and that’s all there is to it.

It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living, by its purely physical effect on the human temperament, would most beneficially influence the lot of mankind.