Men have been obliged to make for themselves a notion of what religion is, long before the science of religions started its methodical comparisons.

Each new generation is reared by its predecessor; the latter must therefore improve in order to improve its successor. The movement is circular.

When mores are sufficient, laws are unnecessary. When mores are insufficient, laws are unenforceable.

Our whole social environment seems to us to be filled with forces which really exist only in our own minds.

A mind that questions everything, unless strong enough to bear the weight of its ignorance, risks questioning itself and being engulfed in doubt.

Man is a moral being, only because he lives in society. Let all social life disappear and morality will disappear with it.

When man discovered the mirror, he began to lose his soul.

When morals are sufficient, law is unnecessary; when morals are insufficient, law is unenforceable.

If religion has given birth to all that is essential in society, it is because the idea of society is the soul of religion.

To pursue a goal which is by definition unattainable is to condemn oneself to a state of perpetual unhappiness.

The totality of beliefs and sentiments common to the average members of a society forms a determinate system with a life of its own. It can be termed the collective or creative consciousness.

I'm reading a book, because I'm brainy. No, it is a book - if you don't know, it is like a blog except bigger.

It wouldn't be my move," Jace agreed. "First the candy and flowers, then the apology letters, then the ravenous demon hordes. In that order.

I swear I will not dishonor my soul with hatred, but offer myself humbly as a guardian of nature, as a healer of misery, as a messenger of wonder, as an architect of peace.

The Beginning of Philosophy is a Consciousness of your own Weakness and inability in necessary things.

The story sometimes writes you into a corner.

He who cherishes a beautiful vision, a lofty ideal in his heart, will one day realize it.

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is stoned to death.

Smart, sustainable, inclusive growth is the key to job-creation and the future prosperity of Europe.

Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen Hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh.

Sunshine is my quest.