Action can give us the feeling of being useful, but only words can give us a sense of weight and purpose.
It is startling to see how the oppressed almost invariably shape themselves in the image of their hated oppressors.
Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.
The ability to get along without an exceptional leader is the mark of social vigor.
Creativity is discontent translated into arts.
An easygoing person is probably more accessible to the realization of eternity--the endless flow of life and death--than one who takes his prospects and duties overseriously. It is the overserious who are truly frivolous.