Somewhere between the Angels and the French lies the rest of humanity.

Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership.

The suspicious mind believes more than it doubts. It believes in a formidable and ineradicable evil lurking in every person.

Fair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us.

We used to think that revolutions are the cause of change. Actually it is the other way around: change prepares the ground for revolution.

It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.

When we debunk a fanatical faith or prejudice, we do not strike at the root of fanaticism. We merely prevent its leaking out at a certain point, with the likely result that it will leak out at some other point.