The world is a beautiful book, but of little use to him who cannot read it.
Idleness is the parent of psychology.
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.
There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.
I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.
Becoming conscious is of course a sacrilege against nature; it is as though you had robbed the unconscious of something. The nice thing about being a celebrity is that if you bore people they think it's their fault.
No discussion between two persons can be of any use, until each knows clearly what it is that the other asserts.
The obligation of the state is to guarantee freedom of religion, and that implies dealing with all of them on an equal footing.
Souls have neither Sex nor Colour.