Quote #6498
Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. When change is absolute there...
Quote #24101
A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see...
Quote #18455
It is said an Eastern monarch once charged his wise men to invent him...
Quote #25797
There are two levers for moving men interest and fear.
Quote #13815
Every man has his follies — and often they are the most interesting thing...
Quote #14838
He that is not open to conviction, is not qualified for discussion.
Quote #15726
A man desires praise that he may be reassured, that he may be quit...
Quote #18147
Better hazard once than always be in fear.
Quote #11142
A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by...
Quote #7532
When men exercise their reason coolly and freely on a variety of distinct questions,...