Sincerity guarantees nothing but itself.
The facts, even the real ones, must be imagined before they can be stated.
To avoid discord, never put two wise people in the same room.
Totem poles and wooden masks no longer suggest tribal villages but fashionable drawing rooms in New York and Paris.
Scepticism is always a back road leading to some credo or other.
Self-criticism expands the opportunities for discourse and eliminates the need for an adversary.