Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has remained silent. Never Give In!

In this present life, I reckon that we make the nearest approach to knowledge when we have the least possible concern or interest in the body, and are not saturated with the bodily nature, but remain pure until the hour when God himself is pleased to release us. And then the foolishness of the body will be cleared away and we shall be pure and hold converse with othe pure souls, and know of ourselves the clear light everywhere; and this is surely the light of truth. For no impure thing is allowed to approach the pure. These are the sort of words, Simmias, which the true lovers of wisdom cannot help saying to one another, and thinking. The Trials Of Socrates

Idleness is the beginning of all psychology. What? Could it be that psychology is -- a vice? Twilight of the Idols

The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them.  Mark Twain's Notebook