Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions. – George Santayana
Human beings, for all their pretensions, have a remarkable propensity for lending themselves to classification somewhere within neatly labeled categories. Even the outrageous exceptions may be classified as outrageous exceptions! – W.J. Reichmann
People still retain the errors of their childhood, their nation, and their age, long after they have accepted the truths needed to refute them. – Condorcet, Progress of the Human Mind, 1794
You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working in just the same way, you learn to love by loving. – Anatole France
Ive learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. – Martha Washington
