Premature independence is the daughter of conceit.

But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps.

An egocentric pessimist is a person who thinks he hasn't changed, but that other people are behaving worse than before.

Banality is like boredom: bored people are boring people, people who think that things are banal are themselves banal. Interesting people can find something interesting in all things.

If you are uninterested in what I say, there's an end to it. If you like what I say, please try to understand which previous influences have made you like it. If you like some of the things I say, and dislike others, you could try to understand why. If you dislike all I say, why not try to find out what formed your attitude?

History is not usually what has happened. History is what some people have thought to be significant.

No practice exists in isolation.