If so many men, so many minds, certainly so many hearts, so many kinds of love. love & men
One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken. happiness & nature
The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded. patriotism & power
True life is lived when tiny changes occur. change
There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth. truth
Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its nature. Let life go on in it unhindered and let it defend itself. nature
Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold. truth
Even in the valley of the shadow of death, two and two do not make six. death
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. change
Without knowing what I am and why I am here, life is impossible. life
All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do. death
All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. family
It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. amazing & beauty
All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. love
In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you. God & work
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. patience & time
Government is an association of men who do violence to the rest of us. government & men
Music is the shorthand of emotion. music
Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced. art
War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves. war
If you want to be happy, be. happiness