When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. Jonathan Swift, Thoughts on Various Subjects
Irish essayist, novelist, & satirist (1667 - 1745) Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same. George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman (1903), Maxims for Revolutionists
Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950) When I do good, I feel good; when I do bad, I feel bad, and that is my religion. Abraham Lincoln, (attributed)
16th president of US (1809 - 1865) True philosophy invents nothing; it merely establishes and describes what is. Victor Cousin
French philosopher (1792 - 1867) I am a man: I hold that nothing human is alien to me. Terence
Roman comic dramatist (185 BC - 159 BC) Truth often suffers more by the heat of its defenders, than from the arguments of its opposers. William Penn
English religious leader and colonist (1644 - 1718) If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared. Niccolo Machiavelli
Italian dramatist, historian, & philosopher (1469 - 1527) Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. Abraham Lincoln
16th president of US (1809 - 1865) No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt
US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962) No amount of artificial reinforcement can offset the natural inequalities of human individuals. Henry P. Fairchild | 
