Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience.

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Reason is the servant of instinct.

Reason is the servant of instinct.

The ant is knowing and wise, but he doesn't know enough to take a vacation.

The ant is knowing and wise, but he doesn't know enough to take a vacation.

Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing...

Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing...

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an...

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an...

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an...

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an...

Too many moralists begin with a dislike of reality.

Too many moralists begin with a dislike of reality.

If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have...

If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have...

We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand; but the fact is...

We talk of our mastery of nature, which sounds very grand; but the fact is...

If you don't go to other men funerals they won't go to yours.

If you don't go to other men funerals they won't go to yours.

If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have...

If your parents didn't have any children, there's a good chance that you won't have...

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess...

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess...

Ants are good citizens, they place group interests first.

Ants are good citizens, they place group interests first.

If you don't go to other men funerals they won't go to yours

If you don't go to other men funerals they won't go to yours

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess...

A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess...

The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man nothing else that he...

The world of books is the most remarkable creation of man nothing else that he...

We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.

We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.

Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing...

Creatures whose mainspring is curiosity enjoy the accumulating of facts far more than the pausing...

Facts do not 'speak for themselves', they are read in the light of theory

Facts do not 'speak for themselves', they are read in the light of theory

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.

The more facts you tell, the more you sell. An advertisement's chance for success invariably...

The more facts you tell, the more you sell. An advertisement's chance for success invariably...