God does not deal directly with man: it is by means of spirits that all the intercourse and communication of gods with men, both in waking life and in sleep, is carried on.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Falling down is not a failure. Failure comes when you stay where you have fallen.

When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.

I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.

Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.

There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.

True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.

If you want to be wrong then follow the masses.

I am a Citizen of the World, and my Nationality is Goodwill.

My days are filled with you, and for that I am more grateful than you could ever know

It is a mistake to confound strangeness with mystery.

Pain is weakness leaving your body.

Love is the weapon for this wounded generation.

Jazz is about freedom within discipline.

It is a blessed thing to know that no power on earth, no temptation, no human frailty can dissolve what God holds together.

At age 22 I set what I insist is an all-time record for distance hitchhiking in Bermuda shorts: 3,700 miles in three weeks.

Jeffrey Lewis sings as though absurdity were truth, and truth absurdity. And I think I agree with him.

If you identify yourself as a great football player, anytime anyone challenges that, you're going to have some kind of problem.

None but himself can be his parallel.