The only way your powers can become great is by exerting them outside the circle of your own narrow, special, selfish interests. And that is the reason of Christianity. Christ came into the world to save others, not to save himself; and no man is a true Christian who does not think constantly of how he can lift his brother, how he can assist his friend, how he can enlighten mankind, how he can make virtue the rule of conduct in the circle in which he lives.

The competent leader of men cares little for the niceties of other peoples' characters: he cares much--everything--for the exterior uses to which they may be put.... These are men to be moved. How should he move them? He supplies the power; others simply the materials on which that power operates.

The roll of honor consists of the names of meant who have squared their conduct by ideals of duty.

If Freud had worn a kilt in the prescribed Highland manner he might have had a very different attitude to genitals.

It is a protest against the way the world has worked. (explanation of Bolshevism)

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

Death comes along like a gas bill one can't payand that's all one can sayabout it.