Faith in a holy cause is to a considerable extent a substitute for lost faith in ourselves.
Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about. And since we know least about ourselves we are ready to believe all that is said about us. Hence the mysterious power of both flat...
It is the child in man that is the source of his uniqueness and creativeness and the playground is the optimal milieu for the unfolding of his capacities.
We used to think that revolutions are the cause of change. Actually it is the other way around: change prepares the ground for revolution.
The best part of the art of living is to know how to grow old gracefully.
A preoccupation with the future not only prevents us from seeing the present as it is but often prompts us to rearrange the past.
Power corrupts the few while weakness corrupts the many.
In a world of change, the learners shall inherit the earth, while the learned shall find themselves perfectly suited for a world that no longer exists.
There is a radicalism in all getting and a conservatism in all keeping. Lovemaking is radical while marriage is conservative.
We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves.
One of the marks of a truly vigorous society is the ability to dispense with passion as a midwife of action - the ability to pass directly from thought to action.
It is the around-the-corner brand of hope that prompts people to action, while the distant hope acts as an opiate.