The secret of a happy life lies in renunciation. Renunciation is life.

Self-sacrifice of one innocent man is a million times more potent than the sacrifice of a million men who die in the act of killing others.

To end slavery, you must overcome the mental and physical inertia of the masses and quicken their intelligence and creative faculty.

My religion is a matter solely between my Maker and myself.

Real beauty is my aim.

Purest religion is highest expediency. Many things are lawful but they are not all expedient.

To know music is to transfer it to life.