Why should man bother himself so much about salvation, unless he has a feeling of being doomed?

Simplicity is the outward sign and symbol of depth of thought.

Creative work carries with it a form of intense love.

The most bewildering thing about man is his idea of work and the amount of work he imposes upon himself, or civilization has imposed upon him. All nature loafs, while man alone works for a living.

In the West, the insane are so many that they are put in an asylum, in China the insane are so unusual that we worship them.

It is important that man dreams, but it is perhaps equally important that he can laugh at his own dreams.

True peace of mind comes from accepting the worst. Psychologically, I think it means a release of energy.