Maxioms by Robert Heinlein
Anyone can see a forest fire. Skill lies in sniffing the first smoke.
Anyone can see a forest fire. Skill lies in sniffing the first smoke.
The supreme irony of life is that no one gets out of it alive.
The supreme irony of life is that no one gets out of it alive.
Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded- here and there, read more
Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded- here and there, now and then- are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty.This is known as "bad luck.".
Learning isn't a means to an end; it is an end in itself.
Learning isn't a means to an end; it is an end in itself.
Men rarely (if ever) manage to dream up a god superior to themselves. Most gods have the manners and morals read more
Men rarely (if ever) manage to dream up a god superior to themselves. Most gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child.
