There is a guilty conscience behind every brazen word and act and behind every manifestation of self-righteousness.

We probably have a greater love for those we support than for those who support us. Our vanity carries more weight than our self-interest.

I can never forget that one of the most gifted, best educated nations in the world, of its own free will, surrendered its fate into the hands of a maniac.

Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.

Our quarrel with the world is an echo of the endless quarrel proceeding within us.

Fair play is primarily not blaming others for anything that is wrong with us.

We can never really be prepared for that which is wholly new. We have to adjust ourselves, and every radical adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem: we undergo a test, we have to prove ourselves. It needs subordinate self-confidence to face drastic change without inner trembling.