If the first button of one's coat is wrongly buttoned, all the rest will be crooked.

Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people.

I beg you, reject antiquity, tradition, faith, and authority! Let us begin anew by doubting everything we assume has been proven!

The Divine Light is always in man, presenting itself to the senses and to the comprehension, but man rejects it.

The fools of the world have been those who have established religions, ceremonies, laws, faith, rule of life.

With luck on your side, you can do without brains.

Time is the father of truth, its mother is our mind.

All things are in the Universe, and the universe is in all things: we in it, and it in us; in this way everything concurs in a perfect unity.

What can be more stupid than to be in pain about future things and absent ones which at present are not felt?

The gems of philosophy are not less precious because they are not understood.

What you receive from others is a testimony to their virtue; but all that you do for others is the sign and clear indication of your own.

our mission does not consist in our appearance, a beautiful haircut or in showing off our body, decorations and clothes

I was sane once. It was horrible.

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

Trauma happens in relationships, so it can only be healed in relationships. Art can't provide healing. It can be cathartic and therapeutic but a relationship is a three-part journey.

I am tired before the concert, not afterward.

I aim to be content with what I produce. It's an aim I never achieve, but I go over my work word by word, time and again, so as to be as little dissatisfied as possible.

At the age of 12, I developed an intense interest in mathematics. On exposure to algebra, I was fascinated by simultaneous equations and read ahead of the class to the end of the book.

I think passive beauties have their place in the world. It's hard for me to relate to that.

Every obstacle in his journey became a milestone, an occasion for further triumph. We have a model in front of us now, a model who blazes our trail and gives us strength.

He is the greatest influence in the world today. There is... a fifth Gospel being written - the work of Jesus Christ in the hearts and lives of men and nations.