Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.

Action can give us the feeling of being useful, but only words can give us a sense of weight and purpose.

To the old, the new is usually bad news.

Every extreme attitude is a fight from the self.

The unpredictability inherent in human affairs is due largely to the fact that the by-products of a human process are more fateful than the product.

No matter how noble the objectives of a government, if it blurs decency and kindness, cheapens human life, and breeds ill will and suspicion; it is an evil government.

When we do not do the one thing we ought to do, we have no time for anything else - we are the busiest people in the world.