First they ignore you, then they denounce you, and then they say that they knew what you were saying all the time.

Unless you go on discovering new applications of the law of nonviolence, you do not profit by it.

Tolstoy's so-called inconsistencies were a sign of his development and his passionate regard for truth.

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

Complete independence does not mean arrogant isolation or a superior disdain for all help.

He who is ever brooding over result often loses nerve in the performance of his duty.

Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.