Whoever does not detach himself from the ego never attains the Absolute and never deciphers life.

Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave.

To see far is one thing, going there is another.

Things are not difficult to make; what is difficult is putting ourselves in the state of mind to make them

...That which they call abstract is the most realistic, because what is real is not the exterior but the idea, the essence of things.

Nothing grows well in the shade of a big tree.

Simplicity is complexity resolved

Theories are patterns without value. What counts is action.

What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things... it is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating its exterior surface.

The function of art is to make that understood which in the form of argument would be incomprehensible.

What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things.

People can enjoy music everywhere. Therefore, music is more than a giftbecause it represents a unique form of human freedom.

It is such a luxury to open a new book that's highly recommended by friends - either an inspirational yet humorously self-deprecating memoir, or a page-turning piece of fiction.

What the individual can do is to give a fine example, and to have the courage to uphold ethical values .. in a society of cynics.

Assuming that his talent can survive the increasing strain, there is one scarcely avoidable danger that lies ahead of the pupil on his road to mastery.

It is going to get worse before it gets better.

Every cause produces more than one effect.

I know nothing more mocking than a devil that despairs.

I - do I believe in evolution? I embrace the view that God created the heavens and the earth, the seas and all that's in them.

Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.

Whatever you think, don't never, unless you will.