Convictions are more dangerous
enemies of truth than lies.
(Nietzsche: Human, All Too Human.)
Κατηγορία: English
Augustus de Morgan, «It is easier…»
It is easier to square the circle
than to get round a mathematician.
(Augustus de Morgan: A Budget of Paradoxes.)
Seneca, «The best ideas…»
The best ideas are common property.
(Seneca: Epistles.)
Galileo Galilei, «It is a beautiful sight…»
It is a beautiful and delightful sight
to behold the body of the Moon.
(Galileo Galilei, The Starry Messenger, Venice 1610: “From Doubt to Astonishment”.)
I hear and I forget.
I hear and I forget.
I see and I might remember.
I do and then I understand.
(Chinese Proverb.)
Don’t curse the darkness…
Don’t curse the darkness
— light a candle.
(Chinese Proverb.)
Charles Churchill, «Few have reasons…»
Few have reason, most have eyes.
(Charles Churchill: The Ghost.)
Schopenhauer, «There is…»
There is in us something
wiser than our head.
(Schopenhauer: Counsels and Maxims.)
Gracián, «Sometimes…»
Sometimes it proves
the highest understanding
not to understand.
(Gracián: The Art of Worldly Wisdom.)
Gracián, «Many would be wise…»
Many would be wise
if they did not think
themselves wise.
(Gracián: The Art of Worldly Wisdom.)