Lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable.

Lying is an indispensable part of making life tolerable.

We are enslaved by anything we do not consciously see. We are freed by conscious perception.

We are enslaved by anything we do not consciously see. We are freed by conscious perception.

I think it's only in a crisis that Americans see other people. It has to be an American crisis, of read more

I think it's only in a crisis that Americans see other people. It has to be an American crisis, of course. If two countries fight that do not supply the Americans with some precious commodity, then the education of the public does not take place. But when the dictator falls, when the oil is threatened, then you turn on the television and they tell you where the country is, what the language is, how to pronounce the names of the leaders, what the religion is all about, and maybe you can cut out recipes in the newspaper of Persian dishes.

Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind.

Skepticism: the mark and even the pose of the educated mind.

Love blinds us to faults, but hatred blinds us to virtues.

Love blinds us to faults, but hatred blinds us to virtues.

God does not treat us as our sins deserve, man treats us as our sins deserve.

God does not treat us as our sins deserve, man treats us as our sins deserve.

There is pleasure in calm remembrance of a past sorrow.

There is pleasure in calm remembrance of a past sorrow.

Just vengeance does not call for punishment.

Just vengeance does not call for punishment.

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.

Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.