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

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

Stability is not immobility

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

An individual without information can't takeresponsibility. An individual with information can't help but takeresponsibility.

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.