Too many moralists begin with a dislike of reality.

Quote by Clarence Day

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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...

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...

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...

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

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

Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to...

Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to...

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...

Ants are good citizens, they place group interests first.

Ants are good citizens, they place group interests first.

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.

Reason is the servant of instinct.

Reason is the servant of instinct.

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...

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...

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...

Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience.

Information's pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience.

You can't sweep other people off their feet, if you can't be swept off your...

You can't sweep other people off their feet, if you can't be swept off your...

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...

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...

If it is true that every Cuban knows how to read and write, it is...

If it is true that every Cuban knows how to read and write, it is...

No two persons ever read the same book.

No two persons ever read the same book.

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

I am; therefore, I had nothing better to do than to think.

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...