In truth, a mature man who uses hair oil, unless medicinally, that man has probably got a quoggy spot in him somewhere.

It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities.

I am, as I am; whether hideous, or handsome, depends upon who is made judge.

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.

Dream tonight of peacock tails, Diamond fields and spouter whales. Ills are many, blessing few, But dreams tonight will shelter you.

Toil is man's allotment; toil of brain, or toil of hands, or a grief that's more than either, the grief and sin of idleness.

Meditation and water are wedded for ever.

I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.

Aye, aye! and I'll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition's flames before I give him up.

War should be carried on like a monsoon; one changeless determination of every particle towards the one unalterable aim.

The life of the arts, far from being an interruption, a distraction, in the life of the nation, is close to the center of a nation's purpose - and is a test to the quality of a nation's civilization.

The only time a dog gets complimented is when he doesn't do anything.

I don't care about the charts; I just want to make great music that I enjoy performing on stage and I'm proud of.

The intelligent student, after studying vedic texts, is solely intent on acquiring wisdom and realization. He should discard the texts altogether, as the man who seeks rice discards the husk.

I convinced myself that sadness and compromise were the ways of the world.

it is a shocking trick for a young person to be always lolling upon a sofa.

Decisions taken by the most democratic institutions in the world are very often wrong.

I am neither a sociologist nor a politician. All I can do is imagine for myself what the future will be like.

Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach.

There is no re-inventing the wheel.