The civilization of a state should be measured by the amount of suffering it prevents and the degree of happiness it makes possible for its citizens.

I found that of the senses, the eye is the most superficial, the ear the most arrogant, smell the most voluptuous, taste the most superstitious and fickle, touch the most profound and the most philosophical.

I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers.

Truly I have looked in the very heart of darkness and refused to yield to its paralyzing influence, but in spirit I am one of those who walk the morning.

Now, however, I see the folly of attempting to hitch one's wagon to a star with a harness that does not belong to it.

Ignorance, poverty, and greed must disappear so that light can prevail in all places.

Your success & happiness lies in you.