When matters are desperate we must put on a desperate face.

When matters are desperate we must put on a desperate face.

Every man gets a narrower and narrower field of knowledge in which he must be an expert in order to read more

Every man gets a narrower and narrower field of knowledge in which he must be an expert in order to compete with other people. The specialist knows more and more about less and less and finally knows everything about nothing.

The problem with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than their minds.

The problem with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than their minds.

We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.

We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.

A lie told often enough becomes truth.

A lie told often enough becomes truth.

Great things are only possible with outrageous requests.

Great things are only possible with outrageous requests.

It is not the facts which guide the conduct of men, but their opinions about facts; which may be entirely read more

It is not the facts which guide the conduct of men, but their opinions about facts; which may be entirely wrong. We can only make them right by discussion.

It is always in season for old men to learn.

It is always in season for old men to learn.

We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.

We give advice by the bucket, but take it by the grain.