Learning sleeps and snores in libraries, but wisdom is everywhere, wide awake, on tiptoe. – Josh Billings Category: Wisdom
One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it gets so much of its wisdom from writers. – Wilfrid Sheed Category: Wisdom
Tis God gives skill, but not without mens hand: He could not make Antonio Stradivariuss violins without Antonio. – George Eliot Category: Violins
History is not the past, but a map of the past drawn from a particular point of view to be useful to the modern traveler. – Henry Glassie Category: History
Todays interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization. – Naguib Mahfouz Category: Religion
