If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Man show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

Humoris the affectionate communication of insight.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

To believein something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

The principle of equal protection is a positive concept implying equality of treatment in equal circumstances.

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.

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

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…