Lessons of History 2
"Total perspective is an optical illusion." From The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant (1968, Simon &...
Category: Maxims
Lessons 1
"Freedom and equality are sworn and everlasting enemies." From The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant (1968,...
Knowing
"To know the road ahead, ask those coming back." Chinese...
At Sea
"Being on a ship is like being in jail, with a chance of being drowned." Samuel Johnson in Ninety Percent...
The Unknown
"I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where." Henry Wadsworth...
Hard Work
"The heights by great men reached and kept, were not attained by sudden flight; But they, while their companions...
Lincoln on Conservativism
"Conservatism is adherence to the old and tried, against the new and untried” Abraham Lincoln (slightly...
Small Gestures
"Never underestimate the value of a small gesture." Father Colum Kelly from Ninety Percent of Everything...
Dependency
"This is painful for a liberal to admit but conservatives have a point when they suggest that America's safety net...
The Importance of Mistakes
If we learn from our mistakes. How do cautious people ever learn anything? John Cleese on The Importance of...
