Very few of us are capable of being Free Thinkers, needing neither to adore nor to insult God, the insult often being an act of faith more profound than adoration.

Who knows the flower best? - the one who reads about it in a book, or the one who finds it wild on the mountainside?

Neglecting small things under the pretext of wanting to accomplish large ones is the excuse of a coward.

One must be very strong, or very stupid, or completely exhausted to face life with indifference.

Work cannot convey the almost voluptuous sweetness of the feelings experienced ... in solitude.

The unsuspected is the daily fare of the traveler in Thibet.

Guard against idols -- yes, guard against all idols, of which surely the greatest is oneself.