Don't expect mangoes when you plant papayas.

Don't expect mangoes when you plant papayas.

It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.

It is a shameful thing to be weary of inquiry when what we search for is excellent.

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional.

Begin -- to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.

Begin -- to begin is half the work, let half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished.

I guess more players lick themselves that are ever licked by an opposing team. The first thing any man has read more

I guess more players lick themselves that are ever licked by an opposing team. The first thing any man has to know is how to handle himself.

Thought is a dangerous thing; it makes one see that the popular notions of society are wrong.

Thought is a dangerous thing; it makes one see that the popular notions of society are wrong.

There are lots of people who cannot think seriously without injuring their minds.

There are lots of people who cannot think seriously without injuring their minds.

My experience has taught me, and it has become a principle with me, that it is never any benefit to read more

My experience has taught me, and it has become a principle with me, that it is never any benefit to give out and out, to man or woman, money, food, clothing, or anything else, if they are able-bodied and can work and earn what they need, when there is anything on earth for them to do. This is my principle and I try to act upon it. To pursue a contrary course would ruin any community in the world and make them idlers.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.