It is fair to judge peoples by the rights they will sacrifice most for.

Ants are good citizens; they place group interest first. But they carry it so far, they have few or no political rights. An ant doesn't have the vote, apparently; he just has his duties.

A universe capable of giving birth to many such accidents is-- blind or not-- a good world to live in, a promising universe.

The poets of each generation seldom sing a new song. They turn to themes men always have loved, and sing them in the mode of their times.

If you don't go to other men's funerals, they won't go to yours.

Reason is the servant of instinct.

The test of a civilized person is first self-awareness, and then depth after depth of sincerity in self-confrontation.