No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

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

Oppositesattract and then can't stand each other.

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own.