“What a blessing it would be if we could open and shut our ears as easily as we open and shut our eyes!” Continue reading
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg Cynical Quote
Marquis de Flers Robert and Arman de Caillavet on Democracy
“Democracy is the name we give the people whenever we need them.” Continue reading
Plato on Poetry
“Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.” Continue reading
Socrates on Wisdom
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” Continue reading
Mother Teresa on Faith
“I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness.” Continue reading
Thomas Jefferson on Luck
“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.” Continue reading
Marcel Proust on Paradise
“The only paradise is paradise lost.” Continue reading
W. C. Fields on Gambling
“Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.” Continue reading
Amos Bronson Alcott on Age
“To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.” Continue reading
Christopher Columbus on Exploration
“Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.” Continue reading
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