Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

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.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

No matterhow thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

No pillow is as soft as clear conscience.

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.