There is only one duty; that is to be happy.

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.

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

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.

The strongest storms make the best sailors. The strongest games make the best players. Tougher challenges make the best leaders.

By nature, we get more pleasure from God's gifts then from Himself.

He's in the mold of a Tom Watson, in that he'll hit the ball in the trees and undaunted go it there, flail it out and make something out of it.

Thought maps existence; fantasy colors it.

Love one another without any expectations. Then, there is no need to go anywhere in search of heaven.

Is the human condition not defined by an endless struggle to control the ego's subterfuges?

Leave that which is not, but appears to be. Seek that which is, but is not apparent.

There is not true intimacy between souls who do not know how to respect one another's solitude.

The love I have for my daughter is completely unconditional, and it is the most important love in my life.