Skepticism is not an end in itself; it is a tool for the discovery of truths.

As we grow older, we should learn that these are two quite different things. Character is something you forge for yourself; temperament is something you are born with and can only slightly modify. Some people have easy temperaments and weak characters; others have difficult temperaments and strong characters. We are all prone to confuse the two in assessing people we associate with. Those with easy temperaments and weak characters are more likable than admirable; those with difficult temperaments and strong characters are more admirable than likable.

As long as there are human beings, there will be the idea of brotherhood -- and an almost total inability to practice it.

The beauty of 'spacing' children many years apart lies in the fact that parents have time to learn the mistakes that were made with the older ones - which permits them to make exactly the opposite mistakes with the younger ones.

The greatest educational dogma is also its greatest fallacy: the belief that what must be learned can necessarily be taught.

Skepticism is not an end in itself; it is a tool for the discovery of truths.

If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?