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Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, read more
Common sense is only a modification of talent. Genius is an exaltation of it. The difference is, therefore, in degree, not nature.
Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you: you must acquire it.
Be curious always! For knowledge will not acquire you: you must acquire it.
The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.
The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.
When science discovers the center of the universe a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not read more
When science discovers the center of the universe a lot of people will be disappointed to find they are not it.
Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to read more
Man is not logical and his intellectual history is a record of mental reserves and compromises. He hangs on to what he can in his old beliefs even when he is compelled to surrender their logical basis.
If you can learn from hard knocks, you can also learn from soft touches. - Mannequin: My Life as a read more
If you can learn from hard knocks, you can also learn from soft touches. - Mannequin: My Life as a Model.
If you want to be a winner, hang around with winners.
If you want to be a winner, hang around with winners.
Advice: the smallest current coin.
Advice: the smallest current coin.
A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people read more
A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.