If you ignore what a man desires, and you deny the very source of his power.

It is impossible to abolish either with a law or an ax the desires of men

Sometimes it seems that everybody in the world is in favor of democracy, just as long as it gives them the result they want.

You are not what you want. You are what wants you back.

What we all want, really, is to be loved. That craving drives our worst behavior.

The study of error is not only in the highest degree prophylactic, but it serves as a stimulating introduction to the study of truth.