Life is a play that does not allow testing. So, sing, cry, dance, laugh and live intensely, before the curtain closes and the piece ends with no applause.

The people are applauding you because none of them understands you and applauding me because everybody understands me.

They cheer me because they all understand me, and they cheer you because no one understands you.

Life is a beautiful, magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish.

More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness.

In Philadelphia, I inadvertently came upon an edition of Robert Ingersoll's Essays and Lectures. This was an exciting discovery; his atheism confirmed my own belief that the horrific cruelty of the Old Testament was degrading to the human spirit.

As I began to love myself I recognized that my mind can disturb me and it can make me sick. But as I connected it to my heart, my mind became a valuable ally. Today I call this connection "WISDOM OF THE HEART".