Man's unique agony as a species consists in his perpetual conflict between the desire to stand out and the need to blend in.

Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better.

The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.

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

The art of listening needs its highest development in listening to oneself; our most important task is to develop an ear that can really hear what we're saying.

Many a secret that cannot be pried out by curiosity can be drawn out by indifference.

A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, his is also one who is permanently disappointed in the future.