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Whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so read more
Whenever I found out anything remarkable, I have thought it my duty to put down my discovery on paper, so that all ingenious people might be informed thereof.
I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is read more
I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.
I find that a man is as old as his work. If his work keeps him from moving forward, he read more
I find that a man is as old as his work. If his work keeps him from moving forward, he will look forward with the work. - Wisdom for Our Time.
It takes a good deal of character to judge a person by his future instead of his past
It takes a good deal of character to judge a person by his future instead of his past
It's always the people that know you the least, that judge you the most.
It's always the people that know you the least, that judge you the most.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones read more
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do... Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Everything without tells the individual that he is nothing; everything within persuades him that he is everything.
Everything without tells the individual that he is nothing; everything within persuades him that he is everything.
Curiosity is only vanity. Most frequently we wish not to know, but to talk. We would not take a sea read more
Curiosity is only vanity. Most frequently we wish not to know, but to talk. We would not take a sea voyage for the sole pleasure of seeing without hope of ever telling.