Until he [man] has become fully human, until he learns to conduct himself as a member of the earth, he will continue to create gods who will destroy him. The tragedy of Greece lies not in the destruction of a great culture but in the abortion of a great vision.

Every time you come to the limit of what is demanded of you, you are faced with the same problem-to be yourself!

When spring comes to Paris the humblest mortal alive must feel that he dwells in paradise.

When you come, please be so kind as to check your neuroses and psychoses at the gate... Fans and other obnoxious pests would do well to maintain silence.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature.

...the wise man knows that every experience is to be viewed as a blessing.

The smile was so painfully swift and fleeting that it was like the flash of a knife.