“Every experiment, by multitudes or by individuals, that has a sensual and selfish aim, will fail.”

“Sensuality is the total mobilization of the senses: an individual observes his partner intently, straining to catch every sound.”

“Wars come from egotism and selfishness. Every macrocosmic or world war has its origin in microcosmic wars going on inside millions and millions of individuals.”

“Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference.”

“Students and scholars of all kinds and of every age aim, as a rule, only at information, not insight. They make it a point of honour to have information about everything, every stone, plant, battle, or experiment and about all books, collectively and individually. It never occurs to them that information is merely a means to insight, but in itself is of little or no value.”

“In an individual, selfishness uglifies the soul; for the human species, selfishness is extinction.”