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Philipus Aureolus Paracelsus: He who knows...

Philipus Aureolus Paracelsus: He who knows...

He who knows nothing, loves nothing.
He who can do nothing understands nothing.
He who understands nothing is...

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Philipus Aureolus Paracelsus: Poison is in...

Philipus Aureolus Paracelsus: Poison is in...

Poison is in everything, and no thing is without poison. The dosage makes it either a poison or a...

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Emile Durkheim: One cannot long...

Emile Durkheim: One cannot long...

One cannot long remain so absorbed in contemplation of emptiness without being increasingly attracted to it. In vain...

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Emile Durkheim: The wise man,...

Emile Durkheim: The wise man,...

The wise man, knowing how to enjoy achieved results without having constantly to replace them with others, finds in...

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Michel de Certeau: As a first...

Michel de Certeau: As a first...

As a first approximation, I define belief not as the object of believing (a dogma, a program, etc.) but as the...

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Arthur Schomburg: The earliest instruction...

Arthur Schomburg: The earliest instruction...

The earliest instruction was imparted orally, a system still extant in Africa and the Orient. lt trains the mind to...

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Charlotte Forten Grimke: I wonder that...

Charlotte Forten Grimke: I wonder that...

I wonder that every colored person is not a misanthrope. Surely we have everything to make us hate...

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Noam Chomsky: Language is a...

Noam Chomsky: Language is a...

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of...

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Michel Foucault: As the archeology...

Michel Foucault: As the archeology...

As the archeology of our thought easily shows, man is an invention of recent date. And one perhaps nearing its...

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Sun Tzu [Wu]: Hence to fight...

Sun Tzu [Wu]: Hence to fight...

Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the...

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Napoleon Bonaparte: It is only...

Napoleon Bonaparte: It is only...

It is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.

Source: Remark to De Pradt...

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No tyranny is...

No tyranny is...

No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and...

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If I were...

If I were...

If I were objective or if you were objective or if anyone was, he would have to be put away somewhere in an...

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Lovers of air...

Lovers of air...

Lovers of air travel find it exhilarating to hang poised between the illusion of immortality and the fact of...

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Bitterness is like...

Bitterness is like...

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all...

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The mind is...

The mind is...

The mind is lowered through association with inferiors. With equals it attains equality; and with superiors,...

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This wild emaciated...

This wild emaciated...

This wild emaciated look appeals to some women, though not to many men, who are seldom seen pinning up a Vogue...

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Idealism is fine;...

Idealism is fine;...

Idealism is fine; but as it approaches reality, the cost becomes prohibitive.

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Jane Addams: Civilization is a...

Jane Addams: Civilization is a...

Civilization is a method of living, an attitude of equal respect for all men.

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Lou Brock: You can't be...

Lou Brock: You can't be...

You can't be afraid to make errors! You can't be afraid to be naked before the crowd, because no one can ever master...

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