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People are very open-minded about new things - as long as they're exactly like the old ones.
People are very open-minded about new things - as long as they're exactly like the old ones.
The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal who I am
The people and circumstances around me do not make me what I am, they reveal who I am
I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What read more
I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being in his own eyes. What matters is not what I think of him; it is what he thinks of himself. To undermine a man's self-respect is a sin.
If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for read more
If God listened to the prayers of men, all men would quickly have perished: for they are forever praying for evil against one another.
One of the greatest resources people cannot mobilize themselves is that they try to accomplish great things. Most worthwhile achievements read more
One of the greatest resources people cannot mobilize themselves is that they try to accomplish great things. Most worthwhile achievements are the result of many little things done in a single direction.
The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set read more
The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."
People living deeply have no fear of death.
People living deeply have no fear of death.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.
