One can know a man from his laugh, and if you like a man's laugh before you know anything of him, you may confidently say that he is a good man.

The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.

If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man ... just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.

Learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.

People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.

It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.

Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.

I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.

Don’t be overwise; fling yourself straight into life, without deliberation; don’t be afraid - the flood will bear you to the bank and set you safe on your feet again.

The most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth - what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying.

I’m not brave enough to love youThe same wayYou’re not strong enough to take me on.

Wisdom is not guaranteed with age but is realized through one's sensitivity to humanity and the universe

My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you I the best place for the next moment.

Romance is mush, stifling those who strive.

Self-laudation abounds among the unpolished, but nothing can stamp a man more sharply as ill-bred.

Control thy passions lest they take vengence on thee.

Was he an animal, that music could move him so? He felt as if the way to the unknown nourishment he longed for were coming to light.

Enlightenment is the culmination of self-knowledge, pure unadulterated knowledge. Not knowledge you can get from reading a book, it comes from perfecting your awareness, your mind.

Life is a dead-end street.

I dont really ever compare myself to other people, I dont even measure myself in terms of anyone but myself.