The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war.
History repeats itself, but in such cunning disguise that we never detect the resemblance until the damage is done.
The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but moral acts: to return love for hate, to include the excluded, and to say, 'I was wrong'.
When I hear somebody sigh, 'Life is hard,' I am always tempted to ask, 'Compared to what?'
Our dilemma is that we hate change and love it at the same time; what we really want is for things to remain the same but get better.
Most people are mirrors, reflecting the moods and emotions of the times; few are windows, bringing light to bear on the dark corners where troubles fester. The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.
At it's highest level, the purpose of teaching is not to teach—it is to inspire the desire for learning. Once a student's mind is set on fire, it will find a way to provide its own fuel.
Self-discipline without talent can often achieve astounding results, whereas talent without self-discipline inevitably dooms itself to failure.
Men make counterfeit money; in many more cases, money makes counterfeit men.
We evaluate others with a Godlike justice, but we want them to evaluate us with a Godlike compassion.
If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?
Never let your fears be the boundaries of your dreams. Happiness is a direction, not a place.
The two words 'information' and 'communication' are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through.
When you run into someone who is disagreeable to others, you may be sure he is uncomfortable with himself; the amount of pain we inflict upon others is directly proportional to the amount we feel within us.
Many persons of high intelligence have notoriously poor judgement.
No one should pay attention to a man delivering a lecture or a sermon on his "philosophy of life" until we know exactly how he treats his wife, his children, his neighbors, his friends, his subordinates and his enemies.
There's no point in burying a hatchet if you're going to put up a marker on the site.
Never take the advice of someone who has not had your kind of trouble.
The truest test of independent judgment is being able to dislike someone who admires us, and to admire someone who dislikes us.
The best thing you can give children, next to good habits, are good memories.
Honesty consists of the unwillingness to lie to others; maturity, which is equally hard to attain, consists of the unwillingness to lie to oneself.
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.
There are always too many Democratic congressmen, too many Republican congressmen, and never enough U.S. congressmen.
Why do so many people yearn for an eternal life when they don't even know what to do with themselves in this brief one?
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