You always pass failure on the way to success.
If you would thoroughly know anything, teach it to others.
Shake off all the fears of servile prejudices, under which weak minds are servilely crouched. Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call on her tribunal for every fact, every opinion. Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.
That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.
Only some people get what they want. Those are the people who show up to get it.
No great improvements in the lot of mankind are possible until a great change takes place in the fundamental constitution of their modes of thought.
The 'Net is a waste of time, and that's exactly what's right about it.