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My Collection of Quotes. "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

My Collection of Quotes

" - Aristotle "It is not so much that I have confidence in scientists being right, but that I have so much in nonscientists being wrong. " - Isaac Asimov "The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries, is not 'Eureka! ' (I found it!) "Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. " - Francis Bacon "Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.

" "Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. " "In theory, theory and practice are the same. . - Yogi Berra "You can tell a lot just by looking at it. " "An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.

" - Niels Bohr - Napoleon Bonaparte - R. Weirdo.bur. My collection of quotes. This is a set of quotes I find cool or interesting, which perhaps tautologically includes original ones.

My collection of quotes

I don't necessarily agree with all of them; just the majority. Eternal must that progress be Which nature through futurity Decrees the human soul; Capacious still, it still improves As through the abyss of time it moves, Or endless ages roll. Its knowledge grows by every change; Through science vast we see its range That none may here acquire; The pause of death must come between And Nature gives another scene More brilliant to admire.

Thus decomposed, or recombined, To slow perfection moves the mind And may at last attain A nearer rank with that first cause Which distant, though it ever draws, Unequalled must remain. --Philip Franeau, On the Powers of Human Understanding Not my proudest quote since I think one shouldn't condemn people but instead their actions. Funny, silly & crazy quotes & jokes. Funny Quotes. I believe in making the world safe for our children, but not our children's children, because I don't think children should be having sex.

Funny Quotes

If you ever crawl inside an old hollow log and go to sleep, and while you're in there some guys come and seal up both ends and then put it on a truck and take it to another city, boy, I don't know what to tell you. - Jack Handey I've developed a new philosophy...only dread one day at a time. - Charlie Brown I might be in the basement. Nobody can get the truth out of me because even I don't know what it is. . - Colonel Flagg There are no personal problems which cannot be solved through suitable application of high explosives.

May we now all rise and sing the eternal school hymn: "Attack. . - Danny Baker I don't even butter my bread; I consider that cooking. Whatever is not nailed down is mine. . - Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man. We tend to scoff at the beliefs of the ancients. . - Anon What am I? Twenty hilarious funny quotes. 1.

Twenty hilarious funny quotes

Regular naps prevent old age, especially if you take them while driving. (My personal favorite funny quotes) 2. Having one child makes you a parent; having two you are a referee. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Inspirational Quotes. Source for Famous Quotes, Inspirational Quotes & Sayings. The Quote Garden - Quotes, Sayings, Quotations, Verses.

Mark Twain quotations.