Of course, the liar often imagines that he does no harm as long as his lies go undetected.

Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault.

To treat others ethically is to act out of concern for their happiness and suffering.

You cannot take death for apostasy seriously and be working for peace.

False encouragement is a kind of theft: it steals time, energy, and motivation a person could put toward some other purpose.

You can learn something about a person by the company she keeps.

It is time we recognized that belief is not a private matter; it has never been merely private. In fact, beliefs are scarcely more private than actions are, for every belief is a fount of action in potential.