Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.
Archives: Quotes
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If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance
If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.
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If I had only known, I would have been a
If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith.
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Ethical axioms are found and tested not very differently from
Ethical axioms are found and tested not very differently from the axioms of science. Truth is what stands the test of experience.
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I never think of the future – it comes soon
I never think of the future – it comes soon enough.
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Before God we are all equally wise – and equally
Before God we are all equally wise – and equally foolish.
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My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.
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The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after
The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth. The trite subjects of human efforts, possessions, outward success, luxury have always seemed to me contemptible.
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Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much
Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
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I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide
I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.