You may be sure that when a man begins to call himself a realist he is preparing to do something that he is secretly ashamed of doing.

Between the semi-educated, who offer simplistic answers to complex questions, and the overeducated, who offer complicated answers to simple questions, it is a wonder that any questions get satisfactorily answered at all.

Sometimes the best, and only effective, way to kill an idea is to put it into practice.

If the devil could be persuaded to write a bible, he would title it, "You Only Live Once."

We evaluate others with a Godlike justice, but we want them to evaluate us with a Godlike compassion.

Being yourself is not remaining what you were, or being satisfied with what you are. It is the point of departure and far from the goal.

Ninety per cent of the world's woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves - so how can we know anyone else?