We prefer to believe that the absence of inverted commas guarantees the originality of a thought, whereas it may be merely that the utterer has forgotten its source.

Quote by Clifton Fadiman

Topics: Belief Quotes

The German mind has a talent for making no mistakes but the very greatest.

The German mind has a talent for making no mistakes but the very greatest.

One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but...

One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but...

When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable....

When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable....

When you read a classic, you do not see more in the book than you...

When you read a classic, you do not see more in the book than you...

One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but...

One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but...

Gertrude Stein was masterly in making nothing happen very slowly.

Gertrude Stein was masterly in making nothing happen very slowly.

Cheese is milk's leap towards immortality.

Cheese is milk's leap towards immortality.

As between mileage and experience choose experience.

As between mileage and experience choose experience.

I tried to use the questions and answers as an armature on which to build...

I tried to use the questions and answers as an armature on which to build...

To feel at home, stay at home.

To feel at home, stay at home.

A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke-and that the joke is...

A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke-and that the joke is...

Experience teaches you that the man who looks you straight in the eye, particularly if...

Experience teaches you that the man who looks you straight in the eye, particularly if...

For most men, life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to...

For most men, life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to...

By the end of high school I was not of course an educated man, but...

By the end of high school I was not of course an educated man, but...

Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including...

Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including...

My main recollection is of the work I had to do in order to eat.

My main recollection is of the work I had to do in order to eat.