Nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift – and the rational mind is a faithful servant. – We have created a society that honors the servant – and has forgotten the gift.
The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.
During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.
Everything must be made as simple as possible. But not simpler.
Man once surrendering his reason, has no remaining guard against absurdities the most monstrous, and like a ship without rudder, is the sport of every wind.
To him who looks upon the world rationally, the world in its turn presents a rational aspect. The relation is mutual.
Worse than any severe mental illness, is the illness of bigotry.
Refusal to believe until proof is given is a rational position; denial of all outside of our own limited experience is absurd.
Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.