Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

It is a good reader that makes a good book.

There is no knowledge that is not power.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.