Of what use is a philosopher who doesn't hurt anybody's feelings?

It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours.

Blushing is the color of virtue.

Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.

The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.

It takes a wise man to discover a wise man.

The only way to gall and fret effectively is for yourself to be a good and honest man.

It is the privilege of the gods to want nothing, and of godlike men to want little.

Poverty is a virtue which one can teach oneself.

I am a citizen of the world.

You can’t get a reaction from someone who doesn’t give a shit.

More than weapons, we need a leader.

My work is to reach people with ideas, hopes, dreams, encouragement, insight, and revelation. That's what an actor wants to do.

Quit the world, and the world forgets you.

Norway was occupied by the Germans in the Second World War, and I've met a lot of people who had to live through that occupation in varying degrees.

Like water which can clearly mirror the sky and the trees only so long as its surface is undisturbed, the mind can only reflect the true image of the Self when it is tranquil and wholly relaxed.

It's very far away/It takes about a half a day to get there/ If we travel by-dragonfly.

Fate has a way of getting what she wants, no matter how we try to avoid it.

Jacques Tati is the great philosophical tinkerer of comedy, taking meticulous care to arrange his films so that they unfold in a series of revelations and effortless delights.

I am elected by the people of Bucharest, not the dogs.