A democracy is a state in which the poor, gaining the upper hand, kill some and banish others, and then divide the offices among the remaining citizens equally, usually by lot.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire emotion and knowledge.

Science is nothing but perception.

Reality is created by the mind. We can change our reality by changing our mind.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.

Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

If we lived the plans we do more as bets than as forecasts, we would be less anxious and more prepared for the unexpected.

Mind can be your best friend or worst enemy.

I see any difficulty as an adventure.

Hymns should have unity, graduation and mutual dependence in the thoughts, a conscious progress, a sense of completeness and be easily understood.

I think the way I approach things has something to do with growing up and seeing my parents go to work every day.

Self examination is the key to insight, which is the key to wisdom

I consider myself a Hindu, Christian, Moslem, Jew, Buddhist and Confucian.

Having an avatar doesn't give you an identity, and having a persona online doesn't make you a personality either.

If a philosophic theory is once ruled out of court, no one can tell when it will appear again.

See, the thing is, as a writer you are free. You are about the freest person that ever was. Your freedom is what you have bought with your solitude, your loneliness.