What we know oman today is limited precisely by the extent to which we have regarded him as a machine.

Nobody thanks a witty man for politeness when he puts himself on a par with a society in which it would not be polite to show one's wit.

From people who merely pray we must become people who bless.

Partial knowledge is more triumphant than complete knowledge; it takes things to be simpler than they are, and so makes its theory more popular and convincing.

Pity makes suffering contagious.

You gave him an opportunity of showing greatness of character and he did not seize it. He will never forgive you for that.

The dyed-in-the-wool teacher takes everything seriously only with respect to his students--himself included.