Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all

Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the nonpharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.

Some people strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are

We are all faced with a series of great opportunities - brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems

Life is the art of drawing without an eraser

Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.

All laws are an attempt to domesticate the natural ferocity of the species

True happiness involves the full use of one's power and talents

Storybook happiness involves every form of pleasant thumb-twiddling; true happiness involves the full use of one's powers and talents