On wisdom, friends and enemies
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
-Baltasar Gracian
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
-Baltasar Gracian
The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only far more expensive.
-John Sladek
I stand by all the misstatements that I’ve made.
-Dan Quayle
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see.
-Arthur Schopenhauer
I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy.
-Richard Feynman
My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people’s.
-Oscar Wilde
Irrigation of the land with seawater desalinated by fusion power is ancient.
It’s called ‘rain’.
-Michael McClary
The trouble with being punctual is that nobody’s there to appreciate it.
-Franklin P. Jones
There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence.
-Henry Adams
The big thieves hang the little ones.
-Czech Proverb