No trace of slavery ought to mix with the studies of the freeborn man. No study, pursued under compulsion, remains rooted in the memory.

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.

Le hasard, c'est peut-être le pseudonyme de Dieu quand il ne veut pas signer.

The saddest line you scraped in your diary was not that you cried but those moments when we both shared smile.

Patience is real self-mastery.

My ambition is to have beautiful encounters, not to make money.

The only bad meditation is when you don't meditate.

Let go the past, let go the future, and let go the present (front, back, middle). Crossing to the farther shore of existence, with mind released everywhere, do not further undergo birth and decay.

Much have I travelled in the realms of gold for which I thank the Paddington and Westminster Public Libraries.

Having a better and more productive life than my monster father has been my most significant accomplishment.

My basic principle is that you don't make decisions because they are cheap; you make them because they're right.

Violating the 4th Amendment guarantees against illegal searches and seizures is not the way to solve crime problems.