The hunger for facile wisdom is the root of all false philosophy. – George Santayana Category: Wisdom
The clouds may drop down titles and estates, and wealth may seek us, but wisdom must be sought. – Edward Young Category: Wisdom
Few of the many wise apothegms which have been uttered have prevented a single foolish action. – Thomas B. Macaulay Category: Wisdom
Energy, energy? Energy is, is, its nothing more than a lot of new age hokum masquerading as religion. – Tony Wilson Category: Religion
To most men experience is like the stern lights of a ship, which illuminate only the track it has passed. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge Category: Experience
[T]he cold warms me—after a different fashion from that of the kitchen stove. – John Burroughs, “The Snow-Walkers,” 1866 Category: Weather