If you must hate, if hatred is the leaven of your life, which alone can give flavor, then hate what should be hated: falsehood, violence, selfishness.

Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.

You are not loved when you are lovely, but when you are loved you are found to be lovely.

The most dangerous person is the fearful; he is the most to be feared.

Getting rid of a delusion makes us wiser than getting hold of a truth.

Nothing is lasting but change; nothing perpetual but death.

To be original you must listen to the voice of your heart rather than the clamor of the world - and have the courage to teach publicly what you have learned. The source of all genius is sincerity; men would be wiser if they were more moral.