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There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read more
There are men who can write poetry, and there are men who can read balance sheets. The men who can read balance sheets cannot write.
Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only read more
Most people get a fair amount of fun out of their lives, but on balance life is suffering, and only the very young or very foolish imagine otherwise
Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men -- the read more
Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men -- the balance-wheel of the social machinery.
I always try to balance the light with the heavy -- a few tears of human spirit in with the read more
I always try to balance the light with the heavy -- a few tears of human spirit in with the sequins and the fringes.
The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance.
The whole imposing edifice of modern medicine is like the celebrated tower of Pisa - slightly off balance.
I make money using my brains and lose money listening to my heart. But in the long run my books read more
I make money using my brains and lose money listening to my heart. But in the long run my books balance pretty well.
In Africa people learn to serve each other. They live on credit balances of little favors that they give and read more
In Africa people learn to serve each other. They live on credit balances of little favors that they give and may, one day, ask to have returned.
Journalism has always existed in two different realities . . . the economic marketplace and [the] special institution to serve read more
Journalism has always existed in two different realities . . . the economic marketplace and [the] special institution to serve the public interest. The traditional balance between those two has become destabilized. Economic reality has taken over.