Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have noticed in daily life that when people read more

Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have noticed in daily life that when people are inquisitive they nearly always have bad memories and are usually stupid at bottom.

He who dallies is a dastard,
He who doubts is damned.

He who dallies is a dastard,
He who doubts is damned.

Nothing in the world is more haughty than a man of moderate capacity when once raised to power.

Nothing in the world is more haughty than a man of moderate capacity when once raised to power.

Don't just learn the tricks of the trade. Learn the trade.

Don't just learn the tricks of the trade. Learn the trade.

One principle reason why men are so often useless is that they divide and shift their attention among a multiplicity read more

One principle reason why men are so often useless is that they divide and shift their attention among a multiplicity of objects and pursuits.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.

Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have read more

In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.