But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact
How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else.
Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.
All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.
All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.
Better beggar woman and single than Queen and married.
We never see ourselves as others see us.
What can't be cured must be endured.
Never put off for tomorrow, what you can do today.
Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.
Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.
As our case is new, we must think and act anew.
My meditation is simple. It does not require any complex practices. It is simple. It is singing. It is dancing. It is sitting silently.
He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to.
A proverb is much matter distilled into few words.
Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there.
Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.
Every intelligent individual wants to know what makes him tick, and yet is at once fascinated and frustrated by the fact that oneself is the most difficult of all things to know.