Man alone resists the direction of gravitation: he constantly wants to fall--upwards.

What is life? A continuous praise and blame.

Active, successful natures act, not according to the maxim, "know thyself," but as if prompted by the commandment: will a self, and so become a self.

Buddhism is a hundred times as realistic as Christianity it is part of its living heritage that it is able to face problems objectively and coolly; it is the product of long centuries of philosophical speculation.

For our self respect depends upon our ability to make requital, for good or for evil.

The most common sort of lie is the one uttered to one's self.

The final reward of the dead - to die no more