My first wish is to be simple in my actions, truthful in my speech, honest in my opinions, and natural in my behavior. In other words, I want to be clean in mind, heart, and body.

The West for me means ambition, the East contentment. My heart is ever in one, my soul in the other.

Freedom of the Spirit is the cornerstone of all freedom.

Like matter itself, an ideal is mutable, but indestructible. It does not die; it only undergoes a change.

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.

In the Lakes of Light, Love and Will, I would baptize all mankind.

Whether you were Moslem, Christian, Druze, or Israeli, remember, God protect thee, that religious fanaticism for political goals or political fanaticism for religious purposes is the worst kind of fanaticism.