“This is called teamwork. I furnish the brains. You furnish the muscles, the aches and the pains.”

— Dr. Seuss, I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew (1965)

About Dr. Seuss

1904 – 1991

American children's author and illustrator, creator of 'The Cat in the Hat' and 'Oh, the Places You'll Go!'.

“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.”

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”

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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”

“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.”

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“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”