He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.

While the right to talk may be the beginning of freedom, the necessity of listening is what makes that right important.

Success makes men rigid and they tend to exalt stability over all the other virtues; tired of the effort of willing they become fanatics about conservatism.

It is all very well to talk about being the captain of your soul. It is hard, and only a few heroes, saints, and geniuses have been the captains of their souls for any extended period of their lives.

Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.

We must abandon the notion that the people govern. Instead, we must adopt the theory that, by their occasional mobilisations as a majority, people support or oppose the individuals who actually govern.

The study of error is not only in the highest degree prophylactic, but it serves as a stimulating introduction to the study of truth.