Patriotism in its simplest, clearest, and most indubitable meaning is nothing but an instrument for the attainment of the government's ambitious and mercenary aims, and a renunciation of human dignity, common sense, and conscience by the governed, and a slavish submission to those who hold power. That is what is really preached wherever patriotism is championed. Patriotism is slavery.

Energy is based on love.

A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction.

Happiness is in your ability to love others.

If everyone fought for their own convictions there would be no war.

I believe that the reason of life is for each of us simply to grow in love.

She had no need to ask why he had come. She knew as certainly as if he had told her that he was here to be where she was.