Autobiography of a Restless Mind: Reflections on the Human Condition Volume 2

The universe is held together by attraction, not by force. Would that societies were the same.

We spend the first thirty years wanting to be older, the next thirty wanting to be younger, and the remainder just wanting to be.

The mind cannot look into itself anymore than an eye can look into itself. Both can do no more than reflect on reflection.

Belief is not dangerous until it turns absolute.

Love and respect for others and for self are codeterminate.

Controlling others is force; controlling self is power.

It is more important to open our arms to let something old go than to open them to embrace something new.

If there were but one rule of conduct, “We must behave so as to always educe harmony and avoid discord,” would not be amiss.

Embody and practice what you would have others learn; leave teaching to the less able.