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We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.

Albert Einstein, in Science and Religion

A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.

Doug Larson, in Vice and Virtue

Man is able to do what he is unable to imagine. His head trails a wake through the galaxy of the absurd.

René Char, in Success and Failure

You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there.

Yogi Berra, in Success and Failure

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.

Albert Einstein, in Work and Recreation

Riot: A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.

Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, in War and Peace

In order to preserve your self-respect, it is sometimes necessary to lie and cheat.

Robert Byrne, in Vice and Virtue

Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.

Sandra Carey, in Wisdom and Ignorance

It is impossible to love and be wise.

Francis Bacon, in Love and Hate

Why be a man when you can be a success?

Bertolt Brecht, in Success and Failure

If the aborigine drafted an I.Q. test, all of Western civilization would presumably flunk it.

Stanley Garn, in Wisdom and Ignorance

Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality.

Jules de Gaultier, in Wisdom and Ignorance

Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.

Timothy Leary, in Men and Women

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

Thomas Alva Edison, in Success and Failure and Work and Recreation

The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, in War and Peace

It was involuntary. They sank my boat.

John F. Kennedy, (comment when asked about his heroism), in War and Peace

Decay is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.

Buddha, (last words), in Life and Death

Burning desire is the eternal flame.

Doug Horton, in Love and Hate

I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right, shame on you.

Louis Armstrong, in Vice and Virtue

It gets late early out there.

Yogi Berra, (on Yankee Stadium in the fall), in Work and Recreation