"One must judge men not by their opinions, but by what their opinions have made of them."

"God created man in His own image, says the Bible philosophers reverse the process: they create God in theirs."

"Nothing can contribute more to peace of soul than the lack of any opinion whatever."

"The noble simplicity in the works of nature only too often originates in the noble shortsightedness of him who observes it."

"When you master your attention, you master your entire perception of reality. For where clarity resides, peace inevitably follows — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark."

"In the quiet sanctuary of self-reflection, the soul finds its rhythm. Let this simple maxim guide your daily deeds — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The Nobel Peace Prize is a powerful message. A durable peace is not a single achievement, but an environment, a process and a commitment."