Power is the sum total of the wills of the mass, transfered by express or tactic agreement to rulers chosen by the masses.

The essence of any religion lies solely in the answer to the question: why do I exist, and what is my relationship to the infinite universe that surrounds me?

If you want to be happy, try only to please God, not people.

If you're not enjoying your work, you should either change your attitude, or change your job.

We acknowledge God only when we are conscious of His manifestation in us.

…the majority of men do not think in order to know the truth, but in order to assure themselves that the life which they lead, and which is agreeable and habitual to them, is the one which coincides with the truth.

He felt all the torment of his and her position, all the difficulties they were surrounded by in consequence of their station in life, which exposed them to the eyes of the whole world, obliged them to hide their love, to lie and deceive, and again to lie and deceive, to scheme and constantly think about others while the passion that bound them was so strong that they both forgot everything but their love.