In a state of nature, the weakest go to the wall; in a state of over-refinement, both the weak and the strong go to the gutter.

The sculptor produces the beautiful statue by chipping away such parts of the marble block as are not needed - it is a process of elimination.

Fear is the thought of admitted inferiority.

Dogma is a lie reiterated and authoritatively injected into the mind of one or more persons who believe that they believe what someone else believes.

We are punished by our sins, not for them.

The teacher is the one who gets the most out of the lessons, and that the true teacher is a learner.

If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.