The craving for a delicate fruit is pleasanter than the fruit itself.

Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.

Each nationality contains its centre of happiness within itself, as a bullet the centre of gravity.

To think what is true, to sense what is beautiful and to want what is good, hereby the spirit finds purpose of a life in reason.

A poet is the creator of the nation around him, he gives them a world to see and has their souls in his hand to lead them to that world.

Those that embrace the entire universe with love, for the most part love nothing, but their narrow selves.

We live in a world we ourselves create.

Touch not the flute when drums are sounding around; when fools have the word, the wise will be silent.

What destiny sends, bear! Whoever perseveres will be crowned.

Brave is the lion tamer, brave is the world subduer, but braver is the one who has subdued himself.

All our science calculates with abstracted individual external marks, which do not touch the inner existence of any single thing

Fear is always triggered by creativity, because creativity asks you to enter into realms of uncertain outcome. This is nothing to be ashamed of. It is, however, something to be dealt with.

You have to Learn to know yourself, before you can know what you need to Learn.

Talent is an art of gaining admiration!

I've never seen an effective boycott that didn't work.

Genuine contempt, on the other hand, is the unsullied conviction of the worthlessness of another.

I had a life experience that most of my - that none of my friends had. I remember I became everybody's rabbi. Everybody who needed advice would talk to me, and it became an obvious thing.

It's funny how everyone has a bizarre relationship with Google. The knowledge is there, but no one knows how to use it right.

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back.

It is manlike to punish but godlike to forgive. [Ger., Menschlich ist es bloss zu strafen Aber gottlich zu verzeihn.]

The American president just won the nobel peace prize, by any reasonable measure, all Americans should be proud.