Every man gets a narrower and narrower field of knowledge in which he must be an expert in order to read more

Every man gets a narrower and narrower field of knowledge in which he must be an expert in order to compete with other people. The specialist knows more and more about less and less and finally knows everything about nothing.

Everything has been figured out, except how to live.

Everything has been figured out, except how to live.

Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.

Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it.

If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would read more

If all our misfortunes were laid in one common heap, whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be content to take their own and depart.

We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.

We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.

If I'd known I was gonna live this long. I'd have taken better care of myself. [Eubie Blake At Age read more

If I'd known I was gonna live this long. I'd have taken better care of myself. [Eubie Blake At Age 100].

A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.

A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.

The hermit doesn't sleep at night, in love with the blue of the vacant moon. The cool of the breeze read more

The hermit doesn't sleep at night, in love with the blue of the vacant moon. The cool of the breeze that rustles the trees rustles him too.

Nothing in the world is more haughty than a man of moderate capacity when once raised to power.

Nothing in the world is more haughty than a man of moderate capacity when once raised to power.