What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action

What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that read more

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair

Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.

Errors are not in the art but in the artificers.

We are limited, not by our abilities, but by our vision.

We are limited, not by our abilities, but by our vision.

If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants.

If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants.

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I read more

I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps.

When every one is in the wrong, every one is in the right.
[Fr., Quand tout le monte a read more

When every one is in the wrong, every one is in the right.
[Fr., Quand tout le monte a tort, tout le monde a raison.]

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily read more

It is easier to perceive error than to find truth, for the former lies on the surface and is easily seen, while the latter lies in the depth, where few are willing to search for it.

Vision without a task is only a dream. A task without a vision is but drudgery. But vision with a read more

Vision without a task is only a dream. A task without a vision is but drudgery. But vision with a task is a dream fulfilled.