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...most scientific problems are far better understood by studying their history than their logic.
...most scientific problems are far better understood by studying their history than their logic.
We run fastest and farthest when we run from ourselves.
We run fastest and farthest when we run from ourselves.
Never assume the obvious is true.
Never assume the obvious is true.
Jefferson thought schools would produce free men: we prove him right by putting dropouts in jail.
Jefferson thought schools would produce free men: we prove him right by putting dropouts in jail.
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.
Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions.
Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions.
If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.
If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him.
There are few things more dishonorable than misleading the young.
There are few things more dishonorable than misleading the young.
