Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Man is born free, and everywhere is is in chains

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

Experience keeps a dear school, but tools will learn in no other.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.