World history is a court of judgment

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.

It is life that hurts you not death.

You’re not alone. You’re never alone. Use creativity to change what world you’re in at this moment.

Cats no less liquid than their shadows Offer no angles to the wind. They slip diminished Neat through loopholes Less than themselves.

Where the willingness is great the difficulties cannot be great.

Folks build a reputation by attacking you while you’re alive - or praising you after you ain’t.

This is the nature of genius, to be able to grasp the knowable even when no one else recognizes that it is present.

Every word carries its own surprises and offers its own rewards to the reflective mind.

Your reactions to your enemy can hurt you more than your enemy can.

It isn't about the words you say. It's about the energetic message you send.

The average family earning minimum wage spends 141 percent of their income struggling to meet basic needs - food, shelter, clothing.