A man doesn't begin to attain wisdom until he recognizes that he is no longer indispensable.
A static hero is a public liability. Progress grows out of motion.
Few men during their lifetime come anywhere near exhausting the resources dwelling within them. There are deep wells of strength that are never used.
Give praise to others while they are here; they won't need it in the hereafter.
Give wind and tide a chance to change.
Half the confusion in the world comes from not knowing how little we need.
It is often necessary to fight to lessen discord. This is the paradox.
Solitude is an excellent laboratory in which to observe the extent to which manners and habits are conditioned by others.
The human race, my intuition tells me, is not outside the cosmic process and is not an accident. It is as much a part of the universe as the trees, the mountains, the aurora, and the stars.
The right things lead to rational behavior- such as the substitution of reason for force- and so to freedom. The wrong things lead to brute force and slavery. But the peace I describe is not passive. It must be won.
We men who serve science serve only a reflection in a mirror.
What people think about you is not supposed to matter much, so long as you yourself know where the truth lies; but I have found out, as have others who move in and out of newspaper headlines, that on occasion it can matter a good deal.
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