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A man is but what he knows.
A man is but what he knows.
Intelligence is not all that important in the exercise of power, and is often, in point of fact, useless.
Intelligence is not all that important in the exercise of power, and is often, in point of fact, useless.
Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.
Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.
Act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world.
Act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world.
The world's greatest thinkers have often been amateurs; for high thinking is the outcome of fine and independent living, and read more
The world's greatest thinkers have often been amateurs; for high thinking is the outcome of fine and independent living, and for that a professional chair offers no special opportunities.
Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.
Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.
If you are all wrapped up in yourself, you are overdressed.
If you are all wrapped up in yourself, you are overdressed.
Every intense desire is perhaps a desire to be different from what we are.
Every intense desire is perhaps a desire to be different from what we are.
What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people's faces as unfinished as their minds.
What monstrosities would walk the streets were some people's faces as unfinished as their minds.