The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

When your work speaks for itself,don't interrupt.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

Symanpathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well

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,

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.