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Every man must be content with that glory which he may have at home.
The universe itself is God and the universal outpouring of its soul.
When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.
All the darkness in the world can't put out the light of one candle.
Everyone eats and drinks; yet only few appreciate the taste of food.
True goodness springs from a man's own heart. All men are born good.
A man exercising no forethought will soon experience present sorrow.
The vices come as passengers, visit us as guest and stay as masters.
True knowledge is when one knows the limitations of one's knowledge.
Belief is when your whole being is set to act as if something is so.
How does the water of the brain turn into the wine of consciousness?
When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken.
The bigotry of theologians is a malady which seems almost incurable.
Only passions, great passions, can elevate the soul to great things.
Boasting, like gilded armour, is very different inside from outside.
Look for Buddha outside your own mind, and Buddha becomes the devil.
It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.
The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.
We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.
Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about.
Man makes holy what he believes as he makes beautiful what he loves.
The man who obeys is nearly always better than the man who commands.
Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.
Philosophy and Art both render the invisible visible by imagination.
The great difficulty in education is to get experience out of ideas.
Reason in my philosophy is only a harmony among irrational impulses.
Our occasional madness is less wonderful than our occasional sanity.
The spirit's foe in man has not been simplicity, but sophistication.
Imagination is more robust in proportion as reasoning power is weak.
A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
There is a strange interdependence between thoughtlessness and evil.
Power is actualized only when word and deed have not parted company.
Opposition brings concord. Out of discord comes the fairest harmony.
The unexpected connection is more powerful than one that is obvious.
Time is a child playing with droughts. The lordship is to the child.
Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves.
No radical change on the plane of history is possible without crime.
Inspiration springs more readily from knowledge than from ignorance.
There can be no doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience.
Always treat people as ends in themselves, never as means to an end.
The act of philosophizing involves the character of the philosopher.
There is not a single ill-doer who could not be turned to some good.
Remorse sleeps during a prosperous period but wakes up in adversity.
I am not recommending "popular" literature which aims at the lowest.
Lawyers sometimes tell the truth. They'll do anything to win a case.
The educational process has no end beyond itself; it is its own end.
In the long-run, the best proof of a good character is good actions.
There is always hope when people are forced to listen to both sides.
The love of power and the love of liberty are in eternal antagonism.