True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.

True dignity is never gained by place, and never lost when honors are withdrawn.

Only those who have learned a lot are in a position to admit how little they know.

Only those who have learned a lot are in a position to admit how little they know.

I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic read more

I believe in innovation and that the way you get innovation is you fund research and you learn the basic facts.

I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from those unkind; yet strange, I am read more

I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from those unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.

Never practice two vices at once.

Never practice two vices at once.

Men on their side must force themselves for a while to lay their notions by and begin to familiarize themselves read more

Men on their side must force themselves for a while to lay their notions by and begin to familiarize themselves with facts.

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.

Studies serve for delight, for ornaments, and for ability.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

Living with a saint is more grueling than being one.

Living with a saint is more grueling than being one.