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    Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to what he can in his old beliefs even when he is compelled to surrender their logical basis.

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Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing.

Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing.

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Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to read more

Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else.

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Right is its own defense.

Right is its own defense.

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I quote others in order to better express myself.

I quote others in order to better express myself.

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The object of the superior man is truth.

The object of the superior man is truth.

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Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test read more

Trials, temptations, disappointments -- all these are helps instead of hindrances, if one uses them rightly. They not only test the fiber of character but strengthen it. Every conquering temptation represents a new fund of moral energy. Every trial endured and weathered in the right spirit makes a soul nobler and stronger than it was before.

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Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.

Ostentation is the signal flag of hypocrisy.

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One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there is none between the sound read more

One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there is none between the sound of his voice on the screen and in real life.

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The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behavior affect the rights and well read more

The basic difference between being assertive and being aggressive is how our words and behavior affect the rights and well being of others.

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