Oh! how near are genius and madness! Men imprison them and chain them, or raise statues to them.

Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.

We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.

All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.

Those who fear the facts will forever try to discredit the fact-finders.

Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.

Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

In general, children, like men, and men, like children, prefer entertainment to education.

Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man.

Pithy sentences are like sharp nails which force truth upon our memory.

In the center of my being, I am floating with the waves of time in the ocean of light.

The confidence felt, when dealing with genuine reputation, often outweighs the simplicity of price.

Ego-generated emotions are derived from the mind's identification with external factors which are, of course, all unstable and liable to change at any moment.

I don't like attacking.

I might wear a tux on Monday. Or a kimono!

It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.

Novelists may be able to seek advice from readers and editors, but in the end, it is up to them to get the book right.

I do not know its name. I call it the Way. For the lack of better words I call it great.

I love improvisation.

Do well the duty that lies before you.