Nature does not deceive us; it is we who deceive ourselves. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Emile, 1762 Category: Humankind
Man is harder than iron, stronger than stone and more fragile than a rose. – Turkish Proverb Category: Humankind
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. – Hannah Arendt Category: Storytelling
It would seem that Nature has prescribed to every one from the moment of his birth certain limits for virtue and vice. – François VI de la Rochefoucault (1613–1680) Category: Vices
Children seem naturally drawn to poetry – its some combination of the rhyme, rhythm, and the words themselves. – Jack Prelutsky Category: Poetry
Today, education is perhaps the most important function of state and local governments. – Bobby Scott Category: Education