General jackdaw culture, very little more than a collection of charming miscomprehensions, untargeted enthusiasms, and a general habit of skimming.

General jackdaw culture, very little more than a collection of charming miscomprehensions, untargeted enthusiasms, and a general habit of skimming.

The real death of America will come when everyone is alike.

The real death of America will come when everyone is alike.

I have only a small flickering light to guide me in the darkness of a thick forest. Up comes a read more

I have only a small flickering light to guide me in the darkness of a thick forest. Up comes a theologian and blows it out.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

Without a struggle, there can be no progress.

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it read more

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant, and kind. Failure makes people bitter and cruel.

Scientific progress consists in the development of new concepts.

Scientific progress consists in the development of new concepts.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

If everything's under control, you're going too slow.

If everything's under control, you're going too slow.