Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

Changemeans movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Words should be scattered like seeds, no matter how small the seed may be, its it has one found favourable ground, it unfolds its strength.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

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…

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

Inspiration is apt to come only while one is working, waited for, it usually keeps waiting.