Silenceis the mother of truth.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge