The test of a civilized person is first self-awareness, and then depth after depth of sincerity in self-confrontation.
Reason is the servant of instinct.
The first thing the world does to a genius is to make him lose all his youth.
Ants are good citizens: they place group interests first.
The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man.
Babies are unreasonable; they expect far too much of existence. Each new generation that comes takes one look at the world, thinks wildly, "Is this all they've done to it?" and bursts into tears.