The mere abhorrence of vice is not a virtue at all.

There is no necessary connection between the desire to lead and the ability to lead, and even less the ability to lead somewhere that will be to the advantage of the led.

It (the dash ) is a comfortable punctuation mark since even the most rigorous critic can seldom claim that any particular example of it is a misuse. Its overuse is its greatest danger, and the writer who can't resist dashes may be suspected of uncoordinated thinking.

The civilized man has a moral obligation to be skeptical, to demand the credentials of all statements that claim to be facts.

Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought without doubt.

Lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable.

Many studies have established the fact that there is a high correlation between vocabulary and intelligence and that the ability to increase one's vocabulary throughout life is a sure reflection of intellectual progress.