Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.

There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

What can't be cured must be endured.

It was a melancholy secret that reality can arouse desires but never satisfy them.

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.

In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree; but it preserves it

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

One just needs a little alertness to see and find out: Life is really a great cosmic laughter.

I think, therefore I am.

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.

Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.

You don't want to lose your old friend - the misery - You have invested too much into false - Hence the fear to be exposed -to be true - to be naked as you are.

The lie is a condition of life.

All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid