Our sense of power is more vivid when we break a man's spirit than when we win his heart. For we can win a man's heart one day and lose it the next. But when we break a proud spirit we achieve something that is final and absolute.

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

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

The beginning of thought is in disagreement - not only with others but also with ourselves.

Communists are frustrated capitalists.

Self-contempt, however vague, sharpens our eyes for the imperfections of others. We usually strive to reveal in others the blemishes we hide in ourselves.

The poor on the borderline of starvation live purposeful lives. To be engaged in a desperate struggle for food and shelter is to be wholly free from a sense of futility