A nation without dregs and malcontents is orderly, peaceful and pleasant, but perhaps without the seed of things to come.

Where there is the necessary technical skill to move mountains, there is no need for the faith that moves mountains.

The real "haves" are they who can acquire freedom, self-confidence, and even riches without depriving others of them. They acquire all of these by developing and applying their potentialities. On the other hand, the real "have nots" are they who cannot have aught except by depriving others of it. They can feel free only by diminishing the freedom of others, self-confident by spreading fear and dependence among others, and rich by making others poor.

To the frustrated, freedom from responsibility is more attractive than freedom from restraint.

No one has a right to happiness.

The compulsion to take ourselves seriously is in inverse proportion to our creative capacity. When the creative flow dries up, all we have left is our importance.

We do not usually look for allies when we love. Indeed, we often look on those who love with us as rivals and trespassers. But we always look for allies when we hate.