Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.

Mass movements do not usually rise until the prevailing order has been discredited.

A preoccupation with the future not only prevents us from seeing the present as it is but often prompts us to rearrange the past.

The nature of a society is largely determined by the direction in which talent and ambition flow - by the tilt of the social landscape.

We see through others only when we see through ourselves.

One of the chief differences between an adult and a juvenile is that the adult knows when he is an ass while the juvenile never does.

There are no chaste minds. Minds copulate wherever they meet.