Religion without joy-it is no religion.

Cities have always been the fireplaces of civilization, whence light and heat radiated out into the dark.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect.

Outward judgment often fails, inward judgment never.

Democracy means not "I am as good as you are" but "You are as good as I am.".

The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most.

Magnificent promises are always to be suspected.

A happy wedlock is a long falling in love.

I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one. . . . But from what I see I am sure it bends toward justice.

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. Be true to your own mind and conscience, your heart and your soul. So only can you be true to God.

Nature is man's religious book, with lessons for every day.

War is a horribly fascinating thing.

You can trust your gut instinct. Always.

The new disease of our age is being OK doing everything at exactly the same time.

There is a passion for perfection which you will rarely see fully developed; but you may note this fact, that in successful lives it is never wholly lacking.

Beware of thinkers whose minds function only when they are fueled by a quotation.

The body is the womb of the soul, a begging bowl for spirit.

Wisdom is an artful method—a skillful, tactical, fair, and diplomatic use of knowledge.

I grant you that frustration is a very mild form of fear, yet it is fear nonetheless.

What's next? Shall we appoint elephants to teach zoology?

A purified mind can grasp anything. It can dive deep into the subtlest subject and understand even transcendental things.