In all superstitions wise men follow fools.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

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...

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

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

There is no evil in the atoms, only in men's souls.

Liberty and democracy becomes unholy when their hands are dyed red with innocent blood.

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.