Never memorize something that you can look up.
An optimist believes we live in the best possible of worlds.- A pessimist fears that this is true.
That rifle on the wall of the labourer’s cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.
Science is what we have learned about how to keep from fooling ourselves.
You don’t play for revenge, you play for respect and pride.
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.
Logic is like the sword–those who appeal to it shall perish by it.
Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married, or own a house as if life was some kind of grocery list. But no one ever asks you if you are happy.
It is the mark of an educated mind, to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Anything that gives us new knowledge gives us an opportunity to be more rational.