The Impatient Man Is His Own Enemy;

When Prayer, Rituals And Ascetic Life Are Just A Means Of Self-indulgence, They Are Harmful Rather Than Beneficial. This Is Quite Obvious To People Nowadays, When It Is Widely Recognised That Fixations Are Not The Same As Valuable And Laudable Observances. One Should Not Pray If That Prayer Is Vanity; Rituals Are Wrong When They Provide Lower Satisfactions, Like Emotional Stimulus Instead Of Enlightenment; He Or She Should Not Be An Ascetic Who Is Only Enjoying It.

An Egocentric Pessimist Is A Person Who Thinks He Hasn't Changed, But That Other People Are Behaving Worse Than Before.

... When We Are Talking About 'christians' And 'moslems' We Must First Make Sure That We Are Talking About People Who Have An Idea, Which Should Be More Or Less Correct, As To What The Other Is Supposed To Believe And What He Is Expected To Do As A Consequence Of That Belief.

The Human Being, Whether He Realises It Or Not, Is Trusting Someone Or Something Every Moment Of The Day.

Anyone Can See That An Ass Laden With Books Remains A Donkey. A Human Being Laden With The Undigested Results Of A Tussle With Thoughts And Books, However, Still Passes For Wise.