Any reform, apart from moral reform, is useless.
People need to be more modest.
Metaphysics is the attempt of the intellect to rise above the intellect.
You can worship something, however insignificant it may be, but you cannot worship absolute nothingness.
Silence is as deep as Eternity; conversations are small like Time.
Music, through its melody, leads us to the edge of eternity and gives us the opportunity there, for a few minutes, to understand its greatness.
In our clear sky there is always a dark spot, and this is our own shadow.
Money is not the only connection between two people.
As long as fear prevails, man remains man.
The present is a summary of the past.
Our mission is not to try to see clearly what is far from us and hidden in the fog, but to strive for what is within our reach.
Don't be a slave to words.
There is no sadder proof of man's nothingness than the lack of faith in great men.
Among men there is no law more ethical than the law of power and submission.
No one knows how the mob will behave, much less the mob itself.
Nothing teaches us better than realizing our own mistake. This is one of the main methods of self-education.
A new point of view is always in the minority...
Experience is the best teacher, but the pay for teaching is too high.
Man's primary duty is to overcome fear. As long as he trembles with fear, his actions will be servile.
Hero worship must be expressed in the fact that we ourselves have a heroic nature.
It is correct in every sense when it is said that man is judged by his faith. Or by his lack of faith.
In any controversy, from the moment we start to get angry, we are no longer fighting for the truth, but for ourselves.
Nature does not tolerate lies.
Speech is the part of man, and silence is the part of God, but also of the animal, and of death. That is why we must know both arts.
Anything can be proved with the help of numbers.
The biggest fault is not admitting your fault.
The most unpleasant feeling is that of one's own helplessness.
The worst distrust is self-distrust.
The most unhappy of men is he who has not found an occupation in life.
The people from the people who can perceive, on all occasions, the invisible justice of Heaven and who know that it is all-powerful on earth, these are the ones who oppose the disappearance of the people. Only these and no others. The supreme heavenly power is sending us together new men who have hearts of flesh and not of stone, and oppressive misery, and so oppressive enough proves to be the teacher of men!