There are seven sins in the world: wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, and politics without principle.

The man who cannot appreciate music and literature is exactly like the lower animals, even though he may not possess horns and a tail.

The human soul travels from the law to love, from discipline to freedom, from the moral place to the spiritual plane.

Old age comes with the passage of time. Maturity comes with deep reflection.

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.

With all my admiration and love for democracy, I am not prepared to accept the statement that the largest number of people are always right.

An artist is not a special kind of man, but every man is a special kind of artist.

The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught.

To listen to some devout people, one would imagine that God never laughs.

Reason and intellect cannot make you see divine, it is the soul that sees.