Autobiography of a Restless Mind: Reflections on the Human Condition Volume 1

Growth for the sake of growth without concern for the host is the philosophy of a cell gone mad. It’s called cancer. People have become a cancer of the earth for which there is no cure unless by some miracle of understanding we become capable of self-remission.

Never entrust the solving of a problem to those who may benefit from the solution.

The greatest achievement in life is to become your own best self. Nothing external can help with that.

The essential reward of anything well done is to have done it. Everything else is surfeit.

The one who professes the best motives is the most likely to act from the worst.

What becomes known is worthless until it is shared.

Tyranny shouts, “You must!” Leadership whispers, “Perhaps we should.”

The universe does not exert force in any meaningful sense. The sun does not “force” the planets into orbit or “command” them to do anything. It merely places an attraction in their path to which they respond in accordance with their nature. It would be a blessing if people who aspire to be great could understand this principle and behave in accorda

The universe seeks perfection by patient attention to small things. A marvelous life is no different. Why enter the mindless marathon for possessions and grandeur?

When we believe we are everything, we are on our way to nothing. When we believe we are nothing, we are on the way to everything. Why choose nullity over infinity?