“Neither a man nor a crowd nor a nation can be trusted to act humanely or to think sanely under the influence of great fear.”

Philosophy, from the earliest times, has made greater claims, and achieved fewer results, than any other branch of learning.

No nation was ever so virtuous as each believes itself, and none was ever so wicked as each believes the other.

I consider the official Catholic attitude on divorce, birth control, and censorship exceedingly dangerous to mankind.

Even if all the experts agree, they may well be mistaken.

Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed.

Sometimes the hardest thing in life is to know which bridge to cross and which to burn.

It seems to me fundamental dishonesty, and a fundamental treachery to intellectual integrity to hold a belief because you think it’s useful and not because you think it’s true.

The fundamental concept in social science is power, in the same sense in which energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present, very few people have reached this level.

Dogmatism is the greatest of mental obstacles to human happiness.

There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.

How much longer is the world willing to endure this spectacle of wanton cruelty?

The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.

The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.

To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already 3 parts dead.

It’s easy to fall in love. The hard part is finding someone to catch you.

Fear not, he beckoned them, the proof is there within. Do not look for Him inside, that is not where He abides.

I want to be like the wild; Never afraid to grow.

Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to take us over, it drives compassion right out of our hearts.

But fear is love that has been convinced that it never belonged.

Look into the mirror and ask yourself is this the life you want or just sacrificing your dreams for fear.

Have the courage to be afraid, because fear is a sign that you care deeply. If you care deeply enough, you will be brave enough.

Don’t be afraid of the thorns or you’ll never find a rose.

With new relationships, we get scared of being loved because we scared of rejection. Don’t let your fears ruin a perfectly good relationship.