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The greatness of man lies in his decision to be stronger than his condition.
One is astonished in the study of history at the recurrence of the idea that evil must be forgotten, distorted, skimmed over. We must not remember that Daniel Webster got drunk but only that he was a splendid constitutional lawyer. We must forget that George Washington was a slave owner . . . and simply remember the things we regard as creditable and inspiring. The difficulty, of course, with this philosophy is that history loses its value as an incentive and example; it paints perfect man and noble nations, but it does not tell the truth.
From the beginning men used God to justify the unjustifiable.
I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed man.
If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad.
A man is like a novel: until the very last page you don't know how it will end. Otherwise it wouldn't be worth reading.
To preserve one's mind intact through a modern college education is a test of courage and endurance, but the battle is worth it and the stakes are the highest possible to man: the survival of reason.
What one man calls God, another calls the laws of physics.
One man with conviction will overwhelm a hundred who have only opinions.
Keep things at arm's length. If you let anything come too near you want to hold on to it. And there is nothing a man can hold on to.
