The curiosity to know things has been given to man as a scourge.

The curiosity to know things has been given to man as a scourge.

Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.

Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.

My vocation is more in composition really than anything else -- building up harmonies using the guitar, orchestrating the guitar read more

My vocation is more in composition really than anything else -- building up harmonies using the guitar, orchestrating the guitar like an army, a guitar army.

It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.

It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.

The man who is too old to learn was probably always too old to learn.

The man who is too old to learn was probably always too old to learn.

Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have noticed in daily life that when people read more

Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have noticed in daily life that when people are inquisitive they nearly always have bad memories and are usually stupid at bottom.

Living with a saint is more grueling than being one.

Living with a saint is more grueling than being one.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; read more

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.