Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

When you hear the word 'Invietable' watch out! An enemy of humanity has identified himself.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…