The truth springs from arguments amongst friends
Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, who is best known today for his high...
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all
Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's ...
In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth the humble reasoning of a single individual
Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath. Galileo has been called the "...
The human being obtains some of his misfortunes by failing to attend to his own comfort.
Hanbali Sunni Muslim preacher, orator, ascetic, mystic, sayyid, faqih, and theologian who was known for bein...
Imagination is more important than knowledge
Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.
If you have a garden and a library you have everything you need
Roman statesman, orator, lawyer and philosopher, who served as consul in the year 63 BC.
Experience fails to teach where there is no desire to learn
Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and p...
Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn
American polymath and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Franklin was a leading author, print...
When proven wrong, the wise corrects himself & ignorant argues.
Cousin and son-in-law of Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), the last prophet of Islam. He ruled as the fourth caliph fr...
All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone
French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic theologian.
