“The root of the matter is a very simple and old fashioned thing... love or compassion. If you feel this, you have a motive for existence, a guide for action, a reason for courage, an imperative necessity for intellectual honesty.”

“dont let the old break you; let the love make you”

“Berkeley retains the merit of having shown that the existence of matter is capable of being denied without absurdity.”

“The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge”

“There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.”

“If throughout your life you abstain from murder, theft, fornication, perjury, blasphemy, and disrespect toward your parents, church, and your king, you are conventionally held to deserve moral admiration even if you have never done a single kind, generous or useful action. This very inadequate notion of virtue is an outcome of taboo morality, and has done untold harm.”

“If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do.”