The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

Sweet is pleasure after pain

Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

No onewould talk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

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...

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

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind