This world could not have been the work of an all-loving being, but that of a devil, who had brought creatures into existence in order to delight in the sight of their sufferings.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no other object than wanting to do so.

Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.

A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

We have lost the art of sharing and caring.

There are two sorts of affection - the love of a woman you respect, and the love for the woman you love.

The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and instructing others without being wearied: which one of these things belongs to me?

A stunning meditation on the power of escape, and on the cat-and-mouse contest the self plays to deflect its own guilt.

What we refer to as yoga is just a technology to make your energies function by choice, not by compulsion.

Instead of being disappointed about where you are, be optimistic about where you are going.

Using your own time to make someone else’s life better is, like, the nicest thing you can do for anybody.

The Women of the Storm made a big difference for me, because it really put some real-life faces with the situation, and not just politicians.

Nails are the period at the end of the sentence. They complete the look

Even sometimes our preconceptions of what we think we need is different to actually what we do need, so we've got to be more open and give guys more of a chance.