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It is not love of self but hatred of self which is at the root of the troubles that afflict read more
It is not love of self but hatred of self which is at the root of the troubles that afflict our world.
...the integrative tendencies of the individual are incomparably more dangerous than his self-assertive tendencies.
...the integrative tendencies of the individual are incomparably more dangerous than his self-assertive tendencies.
No one is truly literate who cannot read his own heart.
No one is truly literate who cannot read his own heart.
Society cannot contribute anything to the breeding and growing of ingenious men. A creative genius cannot be trained. There are read more
Society cannot contribute anything to the breeding and growing of ingenious men. A creative genius cannot be trained. There are no schools for creativeness. A genius is precisely a man who defies all schools and rules, who deviates from the traditional roads of routine and opens up new paths through land inaccessible before. A genius is always a teacher, never a pupil; he is always self-made.
Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not on our side.
Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not on our side.
A fool hath no dialogue within himself, the first thought carrieth him without the reply of a second.
A fool hath no dialogue within himself, the first thought carrieth him without the reply of a second.
The human understanding, from its peculiar nature, easily supposes a greater degree of order and regularity in things than it read more
The human understanding, from its peculiar nature, easily supposes a greater degree of order and regularity in things than it really finds.
Irony is the hygiene of the mind.
Irony is the hygiene of the mind.
There is no great concurrence between learning and wisdom.
There is no great concurrence between learning and wisdom.
