It almost seems to me that man was not born to be a carnivore.

It is nothing short of a miracle that modern methods of teaching have not yet entirely strangled that sacred spirit of curiosity and inquiry, for this delicate plant needs freedom no less than stimulation.

In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself.

The fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. It is the source of all true art and science. He who knows it not and can no longer wonder, no longer feel amazement, is as good as dead, a snuffed-out candle.

If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals.

I have remained a simple fellow who asks nothing of the world; only my youth is gone - the enchanting youth that forever walks on air.

The state is made for man, not man for the state.... That is to say, the state should be our servant and not we its slaves