Affection cannot be created; it can only be liberated.

The first step in wisdom, as well as in morality, is to open the windows of the ego as wide as possible.

It is in our hearts that evil lies, and it is from our hearts that it must be plucked out.

Human life, its growth, its hopes, fears, loves, et cetera, are the result of accidents

St. Paul introduced an entirely novel view of marriage, that it existed primarily to prevent the sin of fornication. It is just as if one were to maintain that the sole reason for baking bread is to prevent people from stealing cake.

The philosophies that have been inspired by scientific technique are power philosophies, and tend to regard everything non-human as mere raw material. Ends are no longer considered; only the skillfulness of the process is valued. This also is a form of madness. It is, in our day, the most dangerous form, and the one against which a sane philosophy should provide an antidote

If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do.