In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.