Wise men are not pacifists; they are merely less likely to jump up and retaliate against their antagonizers. They know that needless antagonizers are virtually already insecure enough.

Everyone has a sense of humor. If you don't laugh at jokes, you probably laugh at opinions

Faith, in its most correct form, never removes responsibility; it removes fear of responsibility. The results are complete opposites with the greater saying, 'God's will is my delight.'

Never hide things from hardcore thinkers. They get more aggravated, more provoked by confusion than the most painful truths.

When a man is penalized for honesty he learns to lie.

Absurdity is the ecstasy of intellectualism.

The barrier during self-improvement is not so much that we hate learning, rather we hate being taught. To learn entails that the knowledge was achieved on one's own accord-it feels great-but to be taught often leaves a feeling of inferiority. Thus it takes a bit of determination and a lot of humility in order for one to fully develop.