Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in.
If voting made any difference they wouldn’t let us do it.
It is the mark of an educated mind, to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery we are trying to solve.
The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.
In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. – In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift – and the rational mind is a faithful servant. – We have created a society that honors the servant – and has forgotten the gift.
I am heartened to find so much wit in you, that you’d give thought to consequences and choose your way with reason, not passion only.
That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.
You can buy my time and effort, but you have to earn my dedication.