He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint; that boasteth of it, is a devil.

The only reality we can ever truly know is that of our perceptions, our own consciousness, while that consciousness, and thus our entire reality, is made of nothing but signs and symbols. Nothing but language. Even God requires language before conceiving the Universe. See Genesis: “In the beginning was the Word.

Non-violence is a permanent attitude we bring to the breakfast table and bring to bed at night.

How many a dispute could have been deflated into a single paragraph if the disputants had dared to define their terms

You wear a mask for so long, you forget who you were beneath it.

With regard to the learned professions, little need be observed; they truly form no distinct interest in society . . . [discussing the landed, merchant, and learned classes in legislative assembly]. Will not the man of the learned profession, who will feel a neutrality to the rivalships between the different branches of industry, be likely to prove an impartial arbiter between them, ready to promote either, so far as it shall appear to him conducive to the general interests of society?