"He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; and he that dares not reason is a slave."

Drummond, William | Reason | 3 bookmarks

"We know that the nature of genius is to provide idiots with ideas twenty years later."

Aragon, Louis | Genius | 2 bookmarks

"If any man wishes to write a clear style, let him first be clear in his thoughts."

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von | Writers and Writing | 1 bookmarks

"Wisdom comes by disillusionment."

Santayana, George | Wisdom | 2 bookmarks

"It takes patience to appreciate domestic bliss; volatile spirits prefer unhappiness."

Santayana, George | Unhappiness | 4 bookmarks

"Music is essentially useless, as life is."

Santayana, George | Music | 2 bookmarks

"An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes, which can be made, in a very narrow field."

Bohr, Niels | Experts | 2 bookmarks

"Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing."

Aesop | Originality | 2 bookmarks

"Where there is love there is life."

Gandhi, Mahatma | Love | 9 bookmarks

"Actors often behave like children, and so we're taken for children. I want to be grown up."

Irons, Jeremy | Acting and Actors | 3 bookmarks