Too fair to worship, too divine to love.

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.

The problem with the designated driver program, it's not a desirable job, but if you ever get sucked into doing it, have fun with it. At the end of the night, drop them off at the wrong house.

May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children.

In the republic of mediocrity genius is dangerous.

Every man has three characters: that which he shows, that which he has, and that which he thinks he has.

You can look at the New York Times Bestseller List and you can be pretty sure that the writers on that list don't know each other very well.

The love of violence is an aspect of our humanity. Even the weak wish to be strong primarily so they can wield the whip.

Change doesnt always mean progress, but the status quo isnt always the best result either. It is merely the most convenient.

None but the guilty know the withering pains of repentance.

Set up rules for when you will "give" not lend money. Never lend. My people know that I'll help with college. I'll help if they lose they job thu no fault of their own.

Peace cannot come by legislation or through affiliation with any political philosophy...Peace, joy, and happiness can come only through an acceptance of God's revealed plan of life.