Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk to the level of the demons. – Aldous Huxley Category: Language
I do not mind what language an opera is sung in so long as it is an language I do not understand. – Sir Edward Appleton Category: Language
It is a safe rule to apply that, when a mathematical or philosophical author writes with a misty profundity, he is talking nonsense. – Alfred North Whitehead Category: Language
We have too many high sounding words and too few actions that correspond with them. – Abigail Adams Category: Language
Grandchildren are God’s way of compensating us for growing old. – Mary H. Waldrip Category: Grandparents
When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible. – Mahatma Gandhi Category: strength