You teacher, teach your pupils freedom in thought and deed, honesty in thought and deed, and tolerance in thought and deed.

The religious fanatic drew a small circle and left me, the infidel, outside it. However, I, with the help of love, won over him - I drew a large circle and included him.

I want to accept all the difficulties that face me in life with perseverance and patience.

A poet is a poet, whether he rides in a Ford or on a donkey; a sage is a sage, whether he plays golf in New Jersey or bathes in the Ganges, or prays in the desert; and a fool is a fool, whether he be a maharaja or a president of a post-war republic.

Had courage, wisdom, and reason always prevailed in people, there would not have been oppressions and oppressors.

The duties I ask of myself are obligatory for absolutely every individual, everywhere. Moreover, just as I recognize these rights and duties of others, I would like the others to recognize them form me as well.

The heart yields spontaneity; the mind bends to understanding.