The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.

Congratulations on the new library, because it isn't just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than any human being, a friend that will amuse you and console you -- and most of all, a gateway, to a better and happier and more useful life.[Letters of Note; Troy (MI, USA) Public Library, 1971]

All evil is good become cancerous.

The creation tale of Genesis is very impressive, even in modern terms, if it is treated symbolically and allegorically. But again, the tendency for many people is to accept it literally and to fight ferociously against deviating from it by one iota.

For what could any Entity, conscious of eternal existence, want – but an end?

Yıllar önce Isaac bir mektubunda Lili adlı sinema filmini izlediğini ve hayali bale sahnesinde ağladığını yazmıştı: "Beni niye ağlattığını biliyorum. Bu, aynı hayat gibi, insanlar birer birer giderler ve sen onları uğurlarsın, ta ki bir gün sıra sana gelene ve başkaları seni uğurlayana kadar. Sanırım burada önemli olan Carpe Diem - günü yakalamak - sonra geçip gitmesine izin vermektir

Un nou-născut crede că el reprezintă întregul univers, dar greșește - așa cum își dă seama destul de repede. De aceea, el trebuie să studieze lumea exterioară lui - trebuie să încerce să învețe unde se află granițele dintre persoana sa și restul lumii - pentru a putea înțelege cine este și cum se cuvine să-și ducă viața.

...the Earth in general can only support so much animal life, and for every aditional pound of human beings and his animal favorites, a pound of other animal life must disappear.