“The greatest human ideal is the great cause of bringing together the thoughts of Europe and Asia; the great soul of India will topple our world.”— Romain Rolland, Life of Ramakrishna (1929)Share
“No one ever reads a book. He reads himself through books, either to discover or to control himself.”— Romain RollandShare
“Theatre supposes lives that are poor and agitated, a people searching in dreams for a refuge from thought.”— Romain RollandShare
“It would be thought a hard Government that should tax its People one-tenth Part of their Time, to be employed in its Service.”— Benjamin FranklinShare
“Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.”— Miguel de CervantesShare
“I used to sit, think, think, thinking, till I felt as lonesome as a kitten in a wash-house copper with the lid on.”— Charles DickensShare
“Science is not the truth. Science is finding the truth. When science changes its opinion, it didn't lie to you.”— Brené BrownShare
“It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”— Eleanor RooseveltShare
“Ambition raises a secret tumult in the soul, it inflames the mind, and puts it into a violent hurry of thought.”— Joseph AddisonShare
