That which corrodes the souls of the persecuted is the monstrous inner agreement with the prevailing prejudice against them.

There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.

Someone who thinks the world is always cheating him is right. He is missing that wonderful feeling of trust in someone or something.

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.

There are many who have grave scruples about deceiving but think it as nothing to deceive themselves.

Both the revolutionary and the creative individual are perpetual juveniles. The revolutionary does not grow up because he cannot grow, while the creative individual cannot grow up because he keeps growing.

People in a hurry cannot think, cannot grow, nor can they decay. They are preserved in a state of perpetual puerility.