Our society, like decadent Rome, has turned into an amusement society, with writers chief among the court jesters

Humankind struggles with collective powers for its freedom, the individual struggles with dehumanization for the possession of his soul.

A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep.

There are evils that have the ability to survive identification and go on for ever... money, for instance, or war.

Associate with the noblest people you can find; read the best books; live with the mighty; but learn to be happy alone.

I am a phoenix who runs after arsonists.

You can spend the entire second half of your life recovering from the mistakes of the first half.

Everybody needs his memories. They keep the wolf of insignificance from the door.

A man is only as good as what he loves.

When we ask for advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.

Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.

Whoever knows God, depart from evil.

O for a Muse of fire, that would ascendThe brightest heaven of invention!

This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.

True courage is a result of reasoning. A brave mind is always impregnable.

People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and that's a mistake. One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated.

The enormous faith of many made for one.

Though my father was poor and had nothing, the Torah, the poetry of prophets, was his daily bread.

Worship is when we give God His breath back

He is never cowardly.

Oh, well. At least my blood is flowing.