Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.

Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.

Peace can not kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

I think housework is far more tiring and frightening than hunting is, no comparison, and yet after hunting we had eggs for tea and were made to rest for hours, but after housework people expect one to go on just as if nothing special had happened.

My advice to you is get married: If you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.

When I was a child, I felt at times that I had been born into an insane asylum, that much of human life appeared to be an insane asylum. It was bewildering.

What greater gift than the love of a cat.

When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.