The effectiveness of a doctrine does not come from its meaning but from its certitude. No doctrine however profound and sublime will be effective unless it is presented as the embodiment of the one and only truth

Nationalist pride, like other variants of pride, can be a substitute for self-respect.

The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.

It is the malady of our age that the young are so busy teaching us that they have no time left to learn.

Our originality shows itself most strikingly not in what we wholly originate but in what we do with that which we borrow from others.

Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible.

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