A teacher should have maximal authority, and minimal power.

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Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.

Clear thinking requires courage rather than intelligence.

A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only...

A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only...

There is no psychology; there is only biography and autobiography.

There is no psychology; there is only biography and autobiography.

Psychiatric expert testimony: mendacity masquerading as medicine.

Psychiatric expert testimony: mendacity masquerading as medicine.

It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you...

It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you...

People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the...

People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the...

In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom,...

In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom,...

Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.

Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.

If the dead talk to you, you are a spiritualist; if God talks to you,...

If the dead talk to you, you are a spiritualist; if God talks to you,...

The system isn't stupid, but the people in it are.

The system isn't stupid, but the people in it are.

Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse.

Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse.

Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem....

Every act of conscious learning requires the willingness to suffer an injury to one's self-esteem....

Adulthood is the ever-shrinking period between childhood and old age. It is the apparent aim...

Adulthood is the ever-shrinking period between childhood and old age. It is the apparent aim...

Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when...

Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when...

The proverb warns that 'You should not bite the hand that feeds you.' But maybe...

The proverb warns that 'You should not bite the hand that feeds you.' But maybe...

He who does not accept and respect those who want to reject life does not...

He who does not accept and respect those who want to reject life does not...

If you talk to God, you are praying. If God talks to you, you have...

If you talk to God, you are praying. If God talks to you, you have...

When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to...

When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to...

Doubt is to certainty as neurosis is to psychosis. The neurotic is in doubt and...

Doubt is to certainty as neurosis is to psychosis. The neurotic is in doubt and...

Punishment is now unfashionable... because it creates moral distinctions among men, which, to the democratic...

Punishment is now unfashionable... because it creates moral distinctions among men, which, to the democratic...