That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, from my idea of God.

Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.

Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

My favorite things in life don't cost any money. It's really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time.

What are you gonna do, talk the alien to death?

Fear of death makes us devoid both of valour and religion. For want of valour is want of religious faith. 

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. 

What we really are matters more than what other people think of us.

Non-cooperation with evil is as much a duty as is cooperation with good.

Man is by nature a political animal.

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.