“Some of our weaknesses are born in us, others are the result of education; it is a question which of the two gives us most trouble.” GivingTwoBornResultsTroubleWeakness Author:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“If we choose a weak and foolish speculation as a primary textbook illustration (falsely assuming that the tale possesses a weight of history and a sanction of evidence), then we are in for trouble - as critics properly nail the particular weakness, and then assume that the whole theory must be in danger if supporters choose such a fatuous case as a primary illustration.” IfsWholeCasesTroubleDangerParticularTheoryWeaknessEvidenceWeakWeightAssumingCriticsFoolishTalesPrimariesNailsSupporterSpeculationSanctionsTextbooksIllustration Book:Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms: Essays on Natural History Source: Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms: Essays on Natural History
“Our speech has its weaknesses and its defects, like all the rest. Most of the occasions for the troubles of the world are grammatical.” WorldLanguageEducationTroubleSpeechWeaknessOccasionsDefectsMisunderstanding Book:Complete Essays Source: Complete Essays
“Forget your troubles and dance! Forget your sorrows and dance! Forget your sickness and dance! Forget your weakness and dance!” ForgetTroubleSorrowWeaknessSicknessForget You Author:Bob Marley