The god, O men, seems to me to be really wise; and by his oracle to mean this, that the wisdom of this world is foolishness and of none effect.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire emotion and knowledge.

Science is nothing but perception.

Reality is created by the mind. We can change our reality by changing our mind.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.

Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

Black and white thinking limits understanding and feedback, two necessary ingredients for successful resolution in creative conflict and successful understanding.

Many preachers are at home among books but quite at sea among men.

In catalepsy and a dead trance, I studiously held the quick of my nature.

The worth of every conviction consists precisely in the steadfastness with which it is held.

I have often repented of having spoken, but never of having been silent.

Equal Justice Under The Law. That is a great goal. But that goal has not been realized.

I'm a pessimist by nature. I don't think things are ever going to work out, I'm not particularly ambitious.

On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best refreshment on the journey; and it is the greatest property.

The tongue may be employed about, and made to serve all the purposes of vice, in tempting and deceiving, in perjury and injustice.

I'd like to say from the beginning that the 12 years I've been coming here, I've met unfailing courtesy and cooperation, courtesy from your people and cooperation from the Ministry of Information.