Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true.
Our sense of power is more vivid when we break a man’s spirit than when we win his heart.
Man was nature’s mistake she neglected to finish him and she has never ceased paying for her mistake.
The savior who wants to turn men into angels is as much a hater of human nature as the totalitarian despot who wants to turn them into puppets.
In times of change learners inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
We are least open to precise knowledge concerning the things we are most vehement about.