I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.

Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.

Gluttony is an emotional sign that something is eating us.

Gluttony is an emotional sign that something is eating us.

In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is read more

In this age, which believes that there is a short cut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest. - The Books in My Life.

It has to be displayed, this face, on a more or less horizontal plane. Imagine a man wearing a mask, read more

It has to be displayed, this face, on a more or less horizontal plane. Imagine a man wearing a mask, and imagine that the elastic which holds the mask on has just broken, so that the man (rather than let the mask slip off) has to tilt his head back and balance the mask on his real face. This is the kind of tyranny which Lawson's face exerts over the rest of his body as he cruises along the corridors. He doesn't look down his nose at you, he looks along his nose.

Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.

Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar.

Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office.

Fools take to themselves the respect that is given to their office.

My vocation is more in composition really than anything else -- building up harmonies using the guitar, orchestrating the guitar read more

My vocation is more in composition really than anything else -- building up harmonies using the guitar, orchestrating the guitar like an army, a guitar army.

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.