The desire to belong is partly a desire to lose oneself.

The desire to belong is partly a desire to lose oneself.

The wise learn many things from their foes.

The wise learn many things from their foes.

A healthy appetite for righteousness, kept in due control by good manners, is an excellent thing; but to "hunger and read more

A healthy appetite for righteousness, kept in due control by good manners, is an excellent thing; but to "hunger and thirst" after it is often merely a symptom of spiritual diabetes.

...passionate intensity may serve as a substitute for confidence.

...passionate intensity may serve as a substitute for confidence.

All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone

All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone

It is nobler to convert souls, than to conquer kingdoms.

It is nobler to convert souls, than to conquer kingdoms.

Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or read more

Space and light and order. Those are the things that men need just as much as they need bread or a place to sleep.

The most gifted members of the human species are at their creative best when they cannot have their way, and read more

The most gifted members of the human species are at their creative best when they cannot have their way, and must compensate for what they miss by realizing and cultivating their capacities and talents.

We cannot but be astonished at the ease with which men resign themselves to ignorance about what is most important read more

We cannot but be astonished at the ease with which men resign themselves to ignorance about what is most important for them to know; and we may be certain that they are determined to remain invincibly ignorant if they once come to consider it as axiomatic that there are no absolute principles.