The worst that happened to men of science was that Galileo suffered an honorable detention and a mild reproof, before dying peacefully in his bed.

No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.

The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.

If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.

There are no whole truths: All truths are half-truths.

Not ignorance, but ignorance of ignorance, is the death of knowledge.

Religion is the last refuge of human savagery.

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

...the self-satisfied dogmatism with which mankind at each period of its history cherishes the delusion of the finality of existing modes of knowledge.

Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows.

Symbolism is no mere idle fancy or corrupt degeneration: it is inherent in the very texture of human life.

A man feared that he might find an assassin

It was said that the gods favored fools because they were entertaining to watch.

Depression is the inability to construct a future.

Design is more important than technology in most consumer applications.

Both of the Villa scorers were born in Liverpool, as was the Villa manager, who was born in Birkenhead.

A farmer's got to be born, same as a fool. You can't make a corn pone out of flour dough by the twistin' of it.

In the mountains, the shortest way is from peak to peak: but for that you must have long legs

Learning to cherish others is the best solution to our daily problems, and it is the source of all our future happiness and good fortune.

I have a great time with my band and on the stage we get along well.

To change one's life: a. Start immediately b. B. Do it flamboyantly c. No exceptions Never suffer an exception to occur till the new habit is securely rooted.