Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

Opportunists take now for an answer.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.