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

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.

Liberation is not deliverance.

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.