Mark Twain quote about courage.

16 12 2006

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.”

Mark Twain

US humorist, novelist, short story author & wit





P.J. O’Rouke quote on government and luck.

15 12 2006
A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.
P.J. O’Rourke US humorist and political commentator.




Jules De Gaultier quote on the imagination.

1 12 2006

“Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality.”

Jules de Gaultier





Albert Einstien quote on the law of mathematics.

30 11 2006

“As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.”

Albert Einstein
US (German-born)





Aristotle quote on education.

26 10 2006

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
Aristotle Greek Scientist and philospher.





Funny Carl Zwanzig quote

24 10 2006

“Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together….”

Carl Zwanzig.





Bible quote on wisdom from the Book of Matthew.

23 10 2006

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.
Topic: Wisdom
Source: Matthew (ch. XI, v. 19)





Oscar Wilde quote on fashion.

22 10 2006

“Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.”

Oscar Wilde Irish dramatist, novelist & poet





Steven Hawking quote on not giving up.

22 10 2006

“It matters if you just don’t give up.”

Steven Hawking English Physicist





Japanese proverb about knowledge.

12 10 2006

Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back of an ass.
Source: (Japanese)