I believe in Spinoza's God$$$ who reveals Himself in the lawful harmony of the world$$$ not in a God who concerns Himself with the fate and the doings of mankind.

It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.

Learning is experience. Everything else is just information.

When I examine myself and my methods of thought$$$ I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract$$$ positive thinking.

A mystic is a hysteric who has met her confessor before her doctor.

I lacked the courage to investigate the weaknesses of the wicked$$$ because I discovered they are the same as the weaknesses of the saintly.

Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.

People trying to be funny are never as funny as people trying to be serious and failing.