Violence is not necessary to destroy a civilization. Each civilization dies from indifference toward the unique values which created it.

Modern man is a prisoner who thinks he is free because he refrains from touching the walls of his dungeon.

Being right is one more good reason for not succeeding

History clearly demonstrates that governing is a task that exceeds man's ability.

The genuine coherence of our ideas does not come from the reasoning that ties them together, but from the spiritual impulse that gives rise to them.

In an age in which the media broadcast countless pieces of foolishness, the educated man is defined not by what he knows, but by what he doesn't know.

The fool is disturbed not when they tell him that his ideas are false, but when they suggest that they have gone out of style.