A jury is composed of twelve men of average ignorance.

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance-that principle is contempt prior to investigation.

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.

The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.

The society exists for the benefit of its members; not its members for the benefit of the society.

No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectly moral till all are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy.

All Socialism involves slavery.

Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.

This survival of the fittest implies multiplication of the fittest.

Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.

Civilization is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.

Your actions are reflections of your thoughts. What are you thinking?

Don't accentuate our differences, but instead focus on our similarities.

Clearly one must read every good book at least once every ten years.

Say first, of god above or man below; what can we reason but from what we know.

I'm too old to adapt to somebody else's ways.

If Melanchthon were alive today, he might not weep because of controversies that surround the Lord's Supper, but he might well sorrow because of our indifference to its meaning and importance.

Strong families cultivate an attribute of effective communication. They talk out their problems, make plans together, and cooperate toward common objectives.

Even though the means of production are more available than ever, I think the true expertise is as rare as ever.

Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer.

A dream is just a nightmare with lipstick.