The greatest weariness comes from work not done.

The difficult and risky task of meeting and mastering the new . . . is not undertaken by the vanguard of society but by its rear. It is the misfits, failures, fugitives, outcasts and their like who are among the first to grapple with the new.

Man is the only creature that strives to surpass himself, and yearns for the impossible.

Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrupts the many.

To spell out the obvious is often to call it in question.