"Nothing, at last, is sacred; but the integrity of your own mind."

"If you achieve success, you will get applause, and if you get applause, you will hear it. My advice to you concerning applause is this; enjoy it but never quite believe it."

"If all men are born free, how is it that all women are born slaves?"

"Really listening and suspending one's own judgment is necessary in order to understand other people on their own terms... This is a process that requires trust and builds trust."

"No profit grows where is no pleasure ta'en; In brief, sir, study what you most affect."

"I would not attack the faith of a heathen without being sure I had a better one to put in its place."

"Nothing is more depressing than the conviction that one is not a hero."

"Tell me what company you keep and I'll tell you what you are."

"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats."

"RECOUNT, n. In American politics, another throw of the dice, accorded to the player against whom they are loaded."