The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

A man of courage is also full of faith.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Don'tthrow out the baby with the bath water.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

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

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.