Sometimes we feel the loss of a prejudice as a loss of vigor.

The urge to escape our real self is also an urge to escape the rational and the obvious.

Intolerance is the ''Do Not Touch'' sign on something that cannot bear touching. We do not mind having our hair ruffled, but we will not tolerate any familiarity with the toupee which covers our baldness.

To dispose a soul to action we must upset its equilibrium.

When people are bored it is primarily with themselves.

The self-despisers are less intent on their own increase than on the diminution of others. Where self-esteem is unobtainable, envy takes the place of greed.

...in the shaping of a life, chance and the ability to respond to chance are everything.