"A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad."

"Truth, like light, blinds. Falsehood, on the contrary, is a beautiful twilight that enhances every object."

"Alas, after a certain age every man is responsible for his face."

"As a remedy to life in society I would suggest the big city. Nowadays, it is the only desert within our means."

"Whoever despises himself still esteems the despiser within himself."

"I didn't feel any remorse or sympathy if I injured a rival. I went over the top a few times but I never broke anyone's leg."

"I spend my happiest hours in reading Vedantic books. They are to me like the light of the morning, like the pure air of the mountains - so simple, so true, if once understood."

"It is a radiant truth that he who reads widely and ponders deeply builds an unshakeable inner citadel."