“A wise man neither suffers himself to be governed, nor attempts to govern others.” Quote by Jean de la Bruyere
“We hope to grow old and we dread old age; that is to say, we love life and we flee from death.” AgeGrowsOld AgeLove LifeDread Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“There are but three events which concern man: birth, life and death. They are unconscious of their birth, they suffer when they die, and they neglect to live.” MenSufferingDiesThreeEventsBirthConcernUnconsciousLife And DeathNeglectBirth LifeBirth Life And Death Author:Jean de la Bruyere
“If we thought more for ourselves we would have very many more bad books and very many more good ones.” IfsBook Author:Georg C. Lichtenberg
“Man is a masterpiece of creation, if only because no amount of determinism can prevent him from believing that he acts as a free being.” IfsMenBelieveCreationAmountMasterpieceDeterminism Author:Georg C. Lichtenberg
“The human tendency to regard little things as important has produced very many great things.” HumansLittlesImportantSpiritReligionSpiritualityRegardGreat ThingsTendenciesLittle ThingsGardening Author:Georg C. Lichtenberg
“Marriage, in contrast to the flu, starts with a fever and ends with the chills.” EndsContrastChillFeverFlu Author:Georg C. Lichtenberg
“I ceased in the year 1764 to believe that one can convince one’s opponents with arguments printed in books. It is not to do that, therefore, that I have taken up my pen, but merely so as to annoy them, and to bestow strength and courage on those on our own side, and to make it known to the others that they have not convinced us.” YearsBelieveBookSidesKnownTakenArgumentConvincedOpponentsConvincePensAnnoyingPrinted Author:Georg C. Lichtenberg