I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can.

I think knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can.

Facts in books, statistics in encyclopedias, the ability to use them in men's heads.

Facts in books, statistics in encyclopedias, the ability to use them in men's heads.

Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive.

Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive.

My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am read more

My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with, to suffer and to enjoy. It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but of my own. I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself.

Wind buffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.

Wind buffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.

Character must be kept bright as well as clean.

Character must be kept bright as well as clean.

The much vaunted male logic isn't logical, because they display prejudices -- against half the human race -- that are read more

The much vaunted male logic isn't logical, because they display prejudices -- against half the human race -- that are considered prejudices according to any dictionary definition.

You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.

You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves.

Interest makes some people blind, and others quick-sighted.

Interest makes some people blind, and others quick-sighted.