That which exists through itself is called The Eternal. The Eternal has neither name nor shape. It is the one essence, the one primal spirit. Essence and life cannot be seen. They are contained in the light of heaven. The light of heaven cannot be seen. It is contained in the two eyes.

There is an artist imprisoned in each one of us. Let him loose to spread joy everywhere.

Whoever wishes to become a philosopher must learn not to be frightened by absurdities.

The average man's opinions are much less foolish than they would be if he thought for himself.

In mass cruelty, the expulsions of Germans ordered by the Russians fall not very far short of the atrocities perpetrated by the Nazis.

The objections to religion are of two sorts - intellectual and moral. The intellectual objection is that there is no reason to suppose any religion true; the moral objection is that religious precepts date from a time when men were more cruel than they are and therefore tend to perpetuate inhumanities which the moral conscience of the age would otherwise outgrow.

Suppose atomic bombs had reduced the population of the world to one brother and sister; should they let the human race die out?