I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

It is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live
with you for the rest read more

It is better to entertain an idea than to take it home to live
with you for the rest of your life.

Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in read more

Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.

We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is read more

We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us.

To have a great idea, have a lot of them.

To have a great idea, have a lot of them.

An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.

An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.

Ideas are refined and multiplied in the commerce of minds. In their splendor, images effect a very simple communion of read more

Ideas are refined and multiplied in the commerce of minds. In their splendor, images effect a very simple communion of souls.rn

It is by acts, and not by ideas that people live.

It is by acts, and not by ideas that people live.

Religion has caused more harm than any other idea since the beginning of time. There's nothing good I can say read more

Religion has caused more harm than any other idea since the beginning of time. There's nothing good I can say about it. People use it as a crutch.