One of the painful things about our time is that those who feel certainty are stupid, and those with any imagination and understanding are filled with doubt and indecision.

Americans need rest, but do not know it. I believe this to be a large part of the explanation of the crime wave in the United States.

The whiter my hair becomes, the more ready people are to believe what I say.

Love as a relation between men and women was ruined by the desire to make sure of the legitimacy of children.

The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

The doctrine (of) maintaining that the language of daily life, with words used in their ordinary meanings, suffices for philosophy . . . I find myself totally unable to accept . . . . Because it makes almost inevitable the perpetuation amongst philosophers of the muddle-headedness they have taken over from common sense.

Among the Tibetans, one wife has many husbands, because men are too poor to support a whole wife.