There is one common struggle against those who have appropriated the earth, the money, and the machines.

Old age is the only disease you dont want to be cured of.

The more I see, the less I know for sure.

Close by the Rights of Man, at the least set beside them, are the Rights of the Spirit.

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.

Life should be great rather than long.

Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.

We can allow satellites, planets, suns, universe, nay whole systems of universes, to be governed by laws, but the smallest insect, we wish to be created at once by special act.

The rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs.

The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.

The worldly comforts are not for me. I am like a traveller, who takes rest under a tree in the shade and then goes on his way.

Don't be concerned others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.

Do not wait for the last judgment. It comes every day.

Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.

One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.

All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind.

It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.

But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin.

I have always regarded myself as the pillar of my life.

If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.