Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.