You can close your eyes to reality, but not to memories.

You can close your eyes to reality, but not to memories.

A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes.

A heretic is a man who sees with his own eyes.

Pointing out the comic elements of a situation can bring a sense of proportion and perspective to what might otherwise read more

Pointing out the comic elements of a situation can bring a sense of proportion and perspective to what might otherwise seem an overwhelming problem.

I gave my life for freedom --this I know: For those who bade me fight had told me so.

I gave my life for freedom --this I know: For those who bade me fight had told me so.

We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather.

We who officially value freedom of speech above life itself seem to have nothing to talk about but the weather.

Some men see things as they are and ask, 'why?' I dream things that never were and ask, 'why not?'"NB: read more

Some men see things as they are and ask, 'why?' I dream things that never were and ask, 'why not?'"NB: This quote is a paraphrase from a similar quote by G. B. Shaw.

Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free.

Governing sense, mind and intellect, intent on liberation, free from desire, fear and anger, the sage is forever free.

The two most abundant things in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.

The two most abundant things in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.

The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, read more

The shy man does have some slight revenge upon society for the torture it inflicts upon him. He is able, to a certain extent, to communicate his misery. He frightens other people as much as they frighten him. He acts like a damper upon the whole room, and the most jovial spirits become, in his presence, depressed and nervous.