I preferred the weapons of dialectic to all the other teachings of philosophy, and armed with these, I chose the conflicts of disputation rather than the trophies of war.

It is by doubting that we come to investigate, and by investigating that we recognize the truth.

The key to wisdom is this - constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning we arrive at the truth.

Nothing can be believed unless it is first understood; and that for any one to preach to others that which either he has not understood nor they have understood is absurd.

Logic has made me hated in the world.

By doubting we come to questioning, and by questioning we perceive the truth.

Be precise in the use of words and expect precision from others

Language is generated by the intellect and generates the intellect.

The beginning of wisdom is found in doubting; by doubting we come to the question, and by seeking we may come upon the truth.

The first key to wisdom is assiduous and frequent questioning.

The Son of God took our nature, and in it took upon himself to teach us by both word and example even to the point of death, thus binding us to himself through love.

It's not that I want you to go, it's just that I don't want you to stay." - China Sorrows -

They're mine

Strong people write bad stories.

This was like walking the line between dream and sleep. The night-sharp balance of being asleep enough to dream and awake enough to remember what he wanted.

Language also encodes our past. We want to know who we are. To know who we are, we have to know who we used to be. Consequently, our literature, written in the past, anchors us in that past.

It is true that not all the victims were Jews, but all the Jews were victims

They say everyone needs something to love.

Styles be fat like Jackie Gleason, the rest be Art Carney.

Most people keep waiting on happiness, putting off happiness until they're successful or until they achieve some goal, which means we limit both happiness and success. That formula doesn't work.

Sexual pessimism and hostility toward the pleasures of the flesh are a legacy from the ancient world which Christianity has preserved in a special measure to this day.