We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

A teleision set is like a toaster. You press a button and the same thing pops up almost every time.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.