There is no genius where there is not simplicity.

Our whole life is taken up with anxiety for personal security, with preparations for living, so that we really never live at all.

If you no longer believe in the God in whom you believed in before, this comes from the fact that there was something wrong with your belief, and you must strive to understand better that which you call God.

Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for right thinking.

Rivers are places that renew our spirit, connect us with our past, and link us directly with the flow and rhythm of the natural world.

I often think that men don't understand what is noble and what is ignorant, though they always talk about it.

The best thoughts most often come in the morning after waking, while still in bed or while walking.