The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.
Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.
What, therefore, is a government at its best? It is a government that “governs” least and instead finds ways to mobilise the energies of our people.
The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.
Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.
Logic is like the sword–those who appeal to it shall perish by it.
All real philosophers have been artists in the realm of concepts.
If you’re afraid – don’t do it, – if you’re doing it – don’t be afraid.
Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.