“The number 2 thought of by one man cannot be added to the number 2 thought of by another man so as to make up the number 4.”— Simone Weil, Oppression and Liberty, 1958Share
“The development of the faculty of attention forms the real object and almost the sole interest of studies.”— Simone WeilShare
“Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.”— Simone WeilShare
“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
