Ever since childhood I have scorned the commonplace limits so often set upon human ambition. Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone; best both for the body and the mind

Stand still. The trees ahead and bush beside you are not lost.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.

It is just as important to make knowledge live and keep it alive as to solve specific problems.

I believe that Gandhi’s views were the most enlightened of all the political men of our time.

There comes a point in your life when you need to stop reading other people's books and write your own.

We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.