Liberalism, austere in political trifles, has learned ever more artfully to unite a constant protest against the government with a constant submission to it.

What breadth, what beauty and power of human nature and development there must be in a woman to get over all the palisades, all the fences, within which she is held captive!

History is the autobiography of a madman.

Life has taught me to think, but thinking has not taught me to live.

There is nothing in the world more stubborn than a corpse: you can hit it, you can knock it to pieces, but you cannot convince it.

To build a city where it is impossible to build a city is madness in itself, but to build there one of the most elegant and grandest of cities is the madness of genius.

It is possible to lead astray an entire generation, to strike it blind, to drive it insane, to direct it towards a false goal. Napoleon proved this.

The liberty of the individual is the greatest thing of all, it is on this and this alone that the true will of the people can develop.

The world will not know liberty until all that is religious and political is transformed into something simple and human and made susceptible to criticism and denial.

Science, which cuts its way through the muddy pond of daily life without mingling with it, casts its wealth to right and left, but the puny boatmen do not know how to fish for it.

Would it be possible to stand still on one spot more majestically -- while simulating a triumphant march forward -- than it is done by the two English Houses of Parliament?

At times, look back towards your ancient days, drink deep from the eternal fountain of wisdom long gone, and then look ahead.

She had come to letters late in her life, and though she had mastered them, they had never become her good friends.

If the shining sun blinds the eye, it makes sense. But to be blinded by gold and silver!

Never be afraid of the future, for it brings wonderful things.

The trust is a matter of love and faith is a matter of truth. The two together give you the guidance that you look for.

The first task is to discover the dharma by introspection, by constantly questioning yourself and asking yourself, "What is right?"

To me, the main thing about living on this planet is to know who the hell you are and be real about it. That's the reason I'm still alive.

I am not a finisher, I am a starter. And I am always thinking, what is the next project.

When I do interviews, I always go in with the attitude that something good can happen from it.

Many people go into the wilderness to experience it, and if they experience it in comfort, there's very little in a literary sense for them to write about.