It came to me that reform should begin at home, and since that day I have not had time to remake the world.

Progress is the domination of chaos by mind and purpose, of matter by form and will. It need not be continuous to be real.

It came to me that reform should begin at home, and since that day I have not had time to remake the world.

Man is an emotional animal, occasionally rational; and through his feelings he can be deceived to his heart's content.

To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves; let us be above such transparent egotism. If you can't say good and encouraging things, say nothing. Nothing is often a good thing to do, and always a clever thing to say.

If we have never been amazed by the very fact that we exist, we are squandering the greatest fact of all.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.