Thus it amounts to the same thing whether one gets drunk alone or is a leader of nations.

I exist, that is all, and I find it nauseating.

It is therefore senseless to think of complaining since nothing foreign has decided what we feel, what we live, or what we are.

Nothingness lies coiled in the heart of being - like a worm.

It is certain that we cannot escape anguish, for we are anguish.

Your genuine happiness does not come from other people, activities or things, it comes from living a meaningful life - a life that is in alignment with your values and is beneficial.

Change is a process not an event.

My friends, there are no friends.

When sometimes, behind his back, they called him a tyrant, he merely smiled and uttered this profound observation: If some day I turn liberal, they will say I have let them down.

Don't despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

Land is something one should never sell. It is the only thing left when all else is gone

I don't believe in pets. I like animals to be wild and free.

I think there is something beautiful in reveling in sadness

In terms of quantity, we've probably already reached the limit of what's feasible. I think a change of direction may be what's needed.

It is the business of a virtuous clergyman to censure vice in every appearance of it.