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Claude Bernard: It is what...

Claude Bernard: It is what...

It is what we think we know already that prevents us from learning.

Source: In The...

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Some people have...

Some people have...

Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Very few have excellence thrust upon them.

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If you want...

If you want...

If you want to catch trout, don't fish in a herring barrel.

Source: In The...

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As selfishness and...

As selfishness and...

As selfishness and complaint pervert and cloud the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the...

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Avoiding danger is...

Avoiding danger is...

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or...

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Fiction supplies the...

Fiction supplies the...

Fiction supplies the only philosophy that may readers know; it establishes their ethical, social, and material...

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In writing biography,...

In writing biography,...

In writing biography, fact and fiction shouldn't be mixed. And if they are, the fiction parts should be printed in red...

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Small things amuse...

Small things amuse...

Small things amuse small minds.

Source: A Woman on a Roof,' in A Man and Two...

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Read good, big...

Read good, big...

Read good, big important things.

Source: In

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Dagobert Runes: Those who cannot...

Dagobert Runes: Those who cannot...

Those who cannot give friendship will rarely receive it and never hold it.

Source:...

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Philip Massinger: Immature poets imitate,...

Philip Massinger: Immature poets imitate,...

Immature poets imitate, mature poets steal.

Source: In The Ultimate Success...

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Joseph Brodsky: The poetic notion...

Joseph Brodsky: The poetic notion...

The poetic notion of infinity is far greater than that which is sponsored by any creed.

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Rene Descartes: It is not...

Rene Descartes: It is not...

It is not enough to have a good mind. The main thing is to use it well.

Source: In...

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Jerry Seinfeld: The whole object...

Jerry Seinfeld: The whole object...

The whole object of comedy is to be yourself and the closer you get to that, the funnier you will...

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Mary McCarthy: Understanding is often...

Mary McCarthy: Understanding is often...

Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot...

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Anatole France: The faculty of...

Anatole France: The faculty of...

The faculty of doubting is rare among men. A few choice spirits carry the germs of it in them, but these do not...

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Napoleon Bonaparte: Glory is fleeting,...

Napoleon Bonaparte: Glory is fleeting,...

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Source: In 1,911 Best Things Anybody...

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: There are many...

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: There are many...

There are many little ways to enlarge [your child's] world. Love of books is the best of...

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After the age...

After the age...

After the age of 80, everything reminds you of something else.

Source: In Older &...

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No matter who...

No matter who...

No matter who you are or what you plan to do in life, learn to type!

Source: In...

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