Aldous Huxley Quote on Self-Discipline and Education
“The most valuable of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it has to be done, whether you like it or not.”
Aldous Huxley
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Henry Ford on Government, Prosperity and Self-Reliance
“Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian.”
Henry Ford
Prison and Freedom – Quote by Upton Sinclair
“There is one kind of prison where the man is behind bars, and everything that he desires is outside; and there is another kind where the things are behind the bars, and the man is outside.”
Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair: Quote About Evidence and Reason
“It is foolish to be convinced without evidence, but it is equally foolish to refuse to be convinced by real evidence.”
Upton Sinclair
Upton Sinclair Quote About Social Justice
“I don’t know whether anyone will care to examine my heart, but if they do, they will find two words there- ‘social justice.’ For that is what I have believed in and fought for.”
Upton Sinclair
Life as a Dilemma – Quote by H. L. Mencken
“Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas.”
H. L. Mencken
The Boredom of Existence – Quote by H. L. Mencken
“The basic fact about human existence is not that it is a tragedy, but that it is a bore. It is not so much a war as an endless standing in line.”
H. L. Mencken
Silence is the mother of truth – Benjamin Disraeli
“Silence is the mother of truth.”
Benjamin Disraeli
Science and Half-Truths – George Bernard Shaw
“Science is always simple and always profound. It is only the half-truths that are dangerous.”
George Bernard Shaw
Half Truths – David Gregory Baldacci
“Half truths were a wonderful way to inspire credibility.”
David Gregory Baldacci