Add a few drops of venom to a half truth and you have an absolute truth.

The future belongs to the learners-not the knowers.

The sense of inferiority inherent in the act of imitation breeds resentment. The impulse of the imitators is to overcome the model they imitate.

To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.

It still holds true that man is most uniquely human when he turns obstacles into opportunities.

No matter what our achievements might be, we think well of ourselves only in rare moments. We need people to bear witness against our inner judge, who keeps book on our shortcomings and transgressions. We need people to convince us that we are not as bad as we think we are.

Self-righteousness is a loud din raised to drown the voice of guilt within us.