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It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
Some men see things as they are and ask, 'why?' I dream things that never were and ask, 'why not?'"NB: read more
Some men see things as they are and ask, 'why?' I dream things that never were and ask, 'why not?'"NB: This quote is a paraphrase from a similar quote by G. B. Shaw.
It costs to be stupid. The stupider you are, the more it costs.
It costs to be stupid. The stupider you are, the more it costs.
Reality can be beaten with enough imagination.
Reality can be beaten with enough imagination.
We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified.
A "modern" man has nothing to add to modernism, if only because he has nothing to oppose it with. The read more
A "modern" man has nothing to add to modernism, if only because he has nothing to oppose it with. The well-adapted drop off the dead limb of time like lice.
The observation of others is coloured by our inability to observe ourselves impartially. We can never be impartial about anything read more
The observation of others is coloured by our inability to observe ourselves impartially. We can never be impartial about anything until we can be impartial about our own organism. - Essays and Aphorisms.
The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a read more
The difference between a smart man and a wise man is that a smart man knows what to say, a wise man knows whether or not to say it.
It is always brave to say what everyone thinks.
It is always brave to say what everyone thinks.
