My American walking shoes are new, and my Oriental eyes are old.

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

Ignorance and fear are twins whose mother is slavery and whose father is oppression, and the mentality of the whole family is that of slaves.

Foreign culture is as necessary to the spirit of a nation as is foreign commerce to its industries.

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.

When we go deep enough or high enough, we meet. It is only on the surface that we differ and sometimes clash. True, we do not always find our way to the depth or the height, or we do not take the trouble to do so.

If I were capable of assisting someone, I would do it in a manner that would cause the person seeking assistance to work, so he assists himself.