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The human understanding, from its peculiar nature, easily supposes a greater degree of order and regularity in things than it really finds.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

Idealism without realism is impotent. Realism without idealism is immoral.

...it is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance.

Intelligence is not all that important in the exercise of power, and is often, in point of fact, useless.

Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.

Act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world.

Every man is as Heaven made him, and sometimes a great deal worse.

Chaos often breeds life when order breeds habit.

Always remember others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself.

Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.

Learning is not compulsory. Neither is survival.

Power concedes nothing without a demand.

The history of science knows scores of instances where an investigator was in the possession of all the important facts for a new theory but simply failed to ask the right questions.

Impartial observers from other planets would consider ours an utterly bizarre enclave if it were populated by birds, defined as flying animals, that nevertheless rarely or never actually flew. They would also be perplexed if they encountered in our seas, lakes, rivers, and ponds, creatures defined as swimmers that never did any swimming. But they would be even more surprised to encounter a species defined as a thinking animal if, in fact, the creature very rarely indulged in actual thinking.

Evil witnesses are eyes and ears of men, if they have souls that do not understand their language.

When your heart is in your dream, no request is too extreme.

To the fool, he who speaks wisdom will sound foolish.

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.

A mind that is fast is sick. A mind that is slow is sound. A mind that is still is divine.