We swallow with one gulp the lie that flatters us, and drink drop by drop the truth which is bitter to us.

Skepticism is the first step on the road to philosophy.

Gaiety is a quality of ordinary men. Genius always presupposes some disorder in the machine.

Justice is the first virtue of those who command, and stops the complaints of those who obey

No man has received from nature the right to command his fellow human beings.

There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.