Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Science has achieved more for the emancipation of masses than the wisdom of sages.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing:

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.