Science without philosophy, facts without perspective and valuation, cannot save us from havoc and despair. Science gives us knowledge, but only philosophy can give us wisdom.

Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years.

History is always repeating itself, but each time the price goes up.

A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.

War is one of the constants of history, and it has not diminished with civilization or democracy.

Cultivate your garden. Do not depend upon teachers to educate you... follow your own bent, pursue your curiosity bravely, express yourself, make your own harmony.

Civilizaton is the interval between Ice Ages.