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We cannot but be astonished at the ease with which men resign themselves to ignorance about what is most important read more
We cannot but be astonished at the ease with which men resign themselves to ignorance about what is most important for them to know; and we may be certain that they are determined to remain invincibly ignorant if they once come to consider it as axiomatic that there are no absolute principles.
That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
Every fairly intelligent person is aware that the price of respectability is a muffled soul bent on the trivial and read more
Every fairly intelligent person is aware that the price of respectability is a muffled soul bent on the trivial and the mediocre.
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.
Nothing defines the quality of life in a community more clearly than people who regard themselves, or whom the consensus read more
Nothing defines the quality of life in a community more clearly than people who regard themselves, or whom the consensus chooses to regard, as mentally unwell.
The most gifted members of the human species are at their creative best when they cannot have their way, and read more
The most gifted members of the human species are at their creative best when they cannot have their way, and must compensate for what they miss by realizing and cultivating their capacities and talents.
Probably the difference between man and the monkeys is that the monkeys are merely bored, while man has boredom plus read more
Probably the difference between man and the monkeys is that the monkeys are merely bored, while man has boredom plus imagination.
We have no assurance that half-truth will make us free.
We have no assurance that half-truth will make us free.
The taint inherent in absolute power is not its inhumanity but its antihumanity.
The taint inherent in absolute power is not its inhumanity but its antihumanity.
