What counts now are the value-less facts, the material and the rational. All else is regarded with condescension as being of only sentimental value.
You can never be overdressed or overeducated.
If you find yourself in a fair fight, you should reexamine your tactics.
What, therefore, is a government at its best? It is a government that “governs” least and instead finds ways to mobilise the energies of our people.
Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.
Natural science does not simply describe and explain nature: it is part of the interplay between us and nature.
If people are not laughing at you’re goal, then you’re goals are too small.
Ask the right questions, and nature will open the doors to her secrets.
An optimist believes we live in the best possible of worlds.- A pessimist fears that this is true.
It is no small art to sleep: for that purpose you must keep awake all day.