“Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.”
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.”
“Take away the life-lie from the average man, and you take away his happiness.”
“Money may be the husk of many things, but not the kernel.”
“Castles in the air—they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build also.”
“The majority is never right.”
“The spirit of truth and the spirit of freedom—these are the pillars of society.”
“To live is to war with trolls in heart and soul.”
“You should never wear your best trousers when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.”
“A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.”
“The strongest man in the world is he who stands most alone.”
“A thousand words leave not the same deep impression as a single deed.”
“The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre and causing a panic.”
“Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife.”
“A page of history is worth a volume of logic.”
“We have shared the incommunicable experience of war.”
“I like to pay taxes. With them I buy civilization.”
“The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.”
“You may drive out Nature with a pitchfork, yet she will always return.”
“He who has begun has half done; dare to be wise; begin!”