Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth.

Intelligence is the application of knowledge.

The best way to solve any problem in the human world is for all sides to sit down and talk.

I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free.

As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remove ourselves.

It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them.

There is no logical way to the discovery of these elemental laws. There is only the way of intuition, which is helped by a feeling for the order lying behind the appearance.  

If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquire knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.

Before I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of South Africa's leading organizations - and I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think.

There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something. 

It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion.

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.