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

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

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

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

Inspiration is apt to come only while one is working, waited for, it usually keeps waiting.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.