The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the
continents, and the oceans was not ignorance, but rather read more

The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the
continents, and the oceans was not ignorance, but rather the illusion of
knowledge.

An ounce of hypocracy is worth a pound of ambition.

An ounce of hypocracy is worth a pound of ambition.

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their
food, and tyrannize their teachers.

Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their
food, and tyrannize their teachers.

Make food a very incidental part of your life by filling your life so
full of meaningful things that you'll read more

Make food a very incidental part of your life by filling your life so
full of meaningful things that you'll hardly have time to think about
food.

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's bones and the soul out read more

But the effort, the effort! And as the marrow is eaten out of a man's bones and the soul out of his belly, contending with the strange rapacity of savage life, the lower stage of creation, he cannot make the effort any more.

I always like a dog so long as he isn't spelled backward.

I always like a dog so long as he isn't spelled backward.

Great minds must be ready not only to take opportunities, but to make
them.

Great minds must be ready not only to take opportunities, but to make
them.

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a
lesson and then given a test. In life, you're read more

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a
lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches
you a lesson.

A good memory is one trained to forget the trivial.

A good memory is one trained to forget the trivial.