It is not to be forgotten that what we call rational grounds for our beliefs, are often extremely irrational attempts to justify our instincts.
Nothing can be more incorrect than the assumption one sometimes meets, with that physics has one method. chemistry another. and biology a third.
There is no sea more dangerous than the ocean of practical politics, none in which there is more need of good pilotage and of a single unfaltering purpose when the waves rise high.
Patience and tenacity are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness.
She lacks confidence, she craves admiration insatiably. She lives on the reflections of herself in the eyes of others. She does not dare to be herself.
Because one believes in oneself, one doesn’t try to convince others. Because one is content with oneself, one doesn’t need others’ approval. Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.