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Every failure teaches a man something, to wit, that he will probably fail again.
Every failure teaches a man something, to wit, that he will probably fail again.
 Society is like a large piece of frozen water; and skating well 
is the great art of social life.  
 Society is like a large piece of frozen water; and skating well 
is the great art of social life. 
What one generation sees as a luxury, the next sees as a necessity.
What one generation sees as a luxury, the next sees as a necessity.
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
...in the course of the last century science has become so dizzy with its successes, that it has forgotten to read more
...in the course of the last century science has become so dizzy with its successes, that it has forgotten to ask the pertinent questions- or refused to ask them under the pretext that they are meaningless, and in any case not the scientists concern.
Eagles soar, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines.
Eagles soar, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines.
Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor is Poverty; what is the read more
Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor is Poverty; what is the matter with the rich is Uselessness.
He who has never failed somewhere, that man cannot be great.
He who has never failed somewhere, that man cannot be great.