I've been accused of vulgarity. I say that's bullshit.

Where there is love there is life.

If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.

An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.

It is by the fortune of God that, in this country, we have three benefits: freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and the wisdom never to use either.

A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.

If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these...

To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be don

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that...

All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace