We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand.

There is probably nothing more sublime than discontent transmuted into a work of art, a scientific discovery, and so on.

This food-and-shelter theory concerning man's efforts is without insight. The desire for praise is more imperative than the desire for food and shelter

People who bite the hand that feeds them usually lick the boot that kicks them.

Woe to him inside a non-conformist clique who does not conform to non-conformity.

The true believer, no matter how rowdy and violent his acts, is basically an obedient and submissive person.

We cannot win the weak by sharing our wealth with them. They feel our generosity as oppression.