Ryunosuke Satoro

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion, and he whose real wants are supplied must admit those of fancy.

There are few virtues that the Poles do not possess and there are few errors they have ever avoided.

The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.

The fact that a believer is happier than a sceptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality.

A am a great friend of public amusements, they keep people from vice.

Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.

When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

But the mother’s yearning, that completest type of the life in another life which is the essence of real human love, feels the presence of the cherished child even in the debased, degraded man.

When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not.

If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.

I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were worth the postage.

It is possible to be free and loving no matter what your circumstances.

Exploring the mysteries of myself and the world. Sensual, powerful, wise… on my path…

Slavery is an institution for converting men into monkeys.

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.