Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.

Constancy is the foundation of virtue.

Constancy is the foundation of virtue.

Veracity is the heart of morality.

Veracity is the heart of morality.

Language was invented to ask questions. Answers may be given by grunts and gestures, but questions must be spoken. Humanness read more

Language was invented to ask questions. Answers may be given by grunts and gestures, but questions must be spoken. Humanness came of age when man asked the first question. Social stagnation results not from a lack of answers but from the absence of the impulse to ask questions.

There is a close connection between lack of confidence and the passionate state of mind...

There is a close connection between lack of confidence and the passionate state of mind...

We are unified both by hating in common and by being hated in common.

We are unified both by hating in common and by being hated in common.

It is easier to love humanity than to love your neighbor.

It is easier to love humanity than to love your neighbor.

...the evils of mankind are caused, not by the primary aggressiveness of individuals, but by their self-transcending identification with groups read more

...the evils of mankind are caused, not by the primary aggressiveness of individuals, but by their self-transcending identification with groups whose common denominator is low intelligence and high emotionality.

To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of read more

To know a person's religion we need not listen to his profession of faith but must find his brand of intolerance.