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Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.
Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.
Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity.
Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity.
Indeed he knows not how to know who knows not also how to un-know.
Indeed he knows not how to know who knows not also how to un-know.
Our minds can work for us or against us at any given moment. We can learn to accept and live read more
Our minds can work for us or against us at any given moment. We can learn to accept and live with the natural psychological laws that govern us, understanding how to flow with life rather than struggle against it. We can return to our natural state of contentment.
Happy is he who bears a god within.
Happy is he who bears a god within.
The human understanding, from its peculiar nature, easily supposes a greater degree of order and regularity in things than it read more
The human understanding, from its peculiar nature, easily supposes a greater degree of order and regularity in things than it really finds.
We probably have a greater love for those we support than for those who support us. Our vanity carries greater read more
We probably have a greater love for those we support than for those who support us. Our vanity carries greater weight than our self-interest.
Collective judgement of new ideas is so often wrong that it is arguable that progress depends on individuals being free read more
Collective judgement of new ideas is so often wrong that it is arguable that progress depends on individuals being free to back their own judgement despite collective disapproval.
Obscurity is the refuge of incompetence.
Obscurity is the refuge of incompetence.
