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The much vaunted male logic isn't logical, because they display prejudices -- against half the human race -- that are read more
The much vaunted male logic isn't logical, because they display prejudices -- against half the human race -- that are considered prejudices according to any dictionary definition.
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, read more
One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words.
Learning is not compulsory but neither is survival.
Learning is not compulsory but neither is survival.
There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad.
There is hardly a man on earth who will take advice unless he is certain that it is positively bad.
Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance read more
Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.
The wisest man is generally he who thinks himself the least so.
The wisest man is generally he who thinks himself the least so.
What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You read more
What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You make other mistakes, and when you have made all the mistakes you possibly can without drowning -- and some of them many times over -- what do you find? That you can swim? Well -- life is just the same as learning to swim! Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live!
The worst men often give the best advice.
The worst men often give the best advice.
I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can.
I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can.
