A lecture has been well described as the process whereby the notes of the teacher become the notes of the student without passing through the mind of either.

First, an angel is spiritually present at whatever place in physical space happens to be occupied by the body on which it acts. It can be present at that place without leaving Heaven which is its spiritual residence.

All genuine learning is active, not passive.

The ability to retain a child's view of the world with at the same time a mature understanding of what it means to retain it, is extremely rare - and a person who has these qualities is likely to be able to contribute something really important to our thinking.

Political democracy cannot flourish under all economic conditions. Democracy requires an economic system which supports the political ideals of liberty and equality for all. Men cannot exercise freedom in the political sphere when they are deprived of it in the economic sphere.

Ask others about themselves, at the same time, be on guard not to talk too much about yourself.

I suspect that most of the individuals who have religious faith are content with blind faith