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Elizabeth Montagu: . . ....

Elizabeth Montagu: . . ....

. . . there is a much higher character from that of a wit or a poet or a savant, which is that of a rational sociable...

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr: We need education...

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr: We need education...

We need education in the obvious more than investigation of the obscure.

Source: In...

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Byron R White: We're the only...

Byron R White: We're the only...

We're the only branch of government that explains itself in writing every time it makes a...

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Benjamin L Hooks: A good history...

Benjamin L Hooks: A good history...

A good history covers not only what was done, but the thought that went into the action. You can read the history of a...

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Etty Hillesum: Sometimes the most...

Etty Hillesum: Sometimes the most...

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards...

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Etty Hillesum: Become simple and...

Etty Hillesum: Become simple and...

Become simple and live simply, not only within yourself but also in your everyday dealings. Don't make ripples all...

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Van Wyck Brooks: The American mind,...

Van Wyck Brooks: The American mind,...

The American mind, unlike the English, is not formed by books, but, as Carl Sandburg once said to me, . . . by...

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Northrop Frye: Americans like to...

Northrop Frye: Americans like to...

Americans like to make money; Canadians like to audit it. I know no other country where accountants have a higher...

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Pliny the Elder: Men are most...

Pliny the Elder: Men are most...

Men are most apt to believe what they least understand.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Richard Francis Burton: Do what thy...

Richard Francis Burton: Do what thy...

Do what thy manhood bids thee do,
From none but self expect applause:
He noblest lives and noblest dies
Who...

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Thomas Fuller: Get the facts,...

Thomas Fuller: Get the facts,...

Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get 'em, get 'em right, or they will get you...

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Gail Pursell Elliott: We create our...

Gail Pursell Elliott: We create our...

We create our own destiny with our choices and decisions. We can base these decisions upon the awareness of our inner...

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William O Douglas: The association promotes...

William O Douglas: The association promotes...

The association promotes a way of life, not causes; a harmony in living, not political faiths; a bilateral loyalty,...

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Benjamin Cardozo: Prophecy, however honest,...

Benjamin Cardozo: Prophecy, however honest,...

Prophecy, however honest, is generally a poor substitute for experience.

Source: In...

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Barbara De Angelis: A man's brain...

Barbara De Angelis: A man's brain...

A man's brain has a more difficult time shifting from thinking to feeling than a women's brain...

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Barbara De Angelis: Men are just...

Barbara De Angelis: Men are just...

Men are just as sensitive, and in some ways more sensitive, than women are.

Source:...

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Jacques Barzun: Music is intended...

Jacques Barzun: Music is intended...

Music is intended and designed for sentient beings that have hopes and purposes and...

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Dale Carnegie: I deal with...

Dale Carnegie: I deal with...

I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate and glorify the obvious -- because the obvious is what people need to be...

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Arnold (Joseph) Toynbee: The right moment...

Arnold (Joseph) Toynbee: The right moment...

The right moment for starting on your next job is not tomorrow or next week; it is instanter, or in the American...

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Henry Brooks Adams: Chaos often breeds...

Henry Brooks Adams: Chaos often breeds...

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

Source: The Education of Henry...

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