The act of self-denial seems to confer on us the right to be harsh and merciless toward others.

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

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

For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove yourself again in the future; but an excuse can last for life.

There can be no mass movement without some deliberate misrepresentation of facts.

It is by its promise of a sense of power that evil often attracts the weak.

Children, savages and true believers remember far less what they have seen than what they have heard.