He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much more than his reading. He was wont to say that if he had read as much as other men he should have known no more than other men.
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.
All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim they are treating pregnant men.
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today.
To insult someone we call him 'bestial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, 'human' might be the greater insult.
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself.
John Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only the living who are killed in war.
I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.