The state of man's mind, or the elementary phase of mind which he so far possesses, conforms precisely to the state of the world as he so far views it

We learn from history that we do not learn from history

To be independent of public opinion is the first formal condition of achieving anything great.

Truth is found neither in the thesis nor the antithesis, but in an emergent synthesis which reconciles the two.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Genuine tragedies in the world are not conflicts between right and wrong. They are conflicts between two rights.

What history teaches us is that neither nations nor governments ever learn anything from it.

I have the courage to be mistaken.

All education is the art of making men ethical (sittlich), of transforming the old Adam into the new Adam.

To be aware of limitations is already to be beyond them.

Africa has no history and did not contribute to anything that mankind enjoyed.

Humor (is) the process that allows one to brush reality aside when it gets too distressing.

Why talk now when so many things have been said without ever giving me a chance to talk?

Consciousness grows independent of the ordinary senses.

Anybody can be hurt. This is boxing.

There's no downside to traveling the world and making money. I'm doing something I love. A lot of people have sucky jobs, but I have a good one, and I'm not trying to lose it any time soon.

Now literary success can only be won in solitude by persevering labor.

There are a lot of people who call themselves teachers or leaders, but they're really just propagandists.

When something bad is written about me, I find it hurtful. So I choose not to look at it.

And Christ, through His own salvific suffering, is very much present in every human suffering, and can act from within that suffering by the powers of His Spirit of truth, His consoling spirit.

He that would travel for the entertainment of others should remember that the great object of remark is human life.