“He who writes carelessly confesses thereby at the very outset that he does not attach much importance to his own thoughts.”

Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.

Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.

Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think.

Marrying means to halve one’s rights and double one’s duties.

If we were not all so interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it.

Life is a constant process of dying.

I have not yet spoken my last word about women. I believe that if a woman succeeds in withdrawing from the mass, or rather raising herself from above the mass, she grows ceaselessly and more than a man.

If I maintain my silence about my secret it is my prisoner, if I let it slip from my tongue, I am Its prisoner.

The world is my idea.

Faith is like love: it does not let itself be forced.

Life is short and truth works far and lives long: let us speak the truth.

A high degree of intellect tends to make a man unsocial.

Universal compassion is the only guarantee of morality.

Happiness consists of the frequent repetition of pleasure.

Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom.

Ordinary people merely think how they shall spend their time; a man of talent tries to use it.

Love is unlimited & unconditional, but when you limit it to just one person, it becomes attachment & possession. 

Having a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing seems to me to be one of the most basic principles that you can adopt to contribute to individual and world peace.

Welcome everything that comes to you, but do not long for anything else.

Life is a series of desires and attachments.

Attachment nourishes our Ego.

Minimalism is clearing your mind of attachments and focusing on what matters most.

People’s hearts are like wild animals. They attach their selves to those that love and train them.

All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.