Power tends to

Power tends to
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
  

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A cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas, with assertions, with quotations, is really an uncreative mind.
In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.
Thespirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.
The weaknesses of many make leader possible.
Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares
What wesee depends mainly on what we look for.
I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure yourealize that what you heard isn't what I meant.
Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free
The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.
Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.
It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.