Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them. Ralph Waldo Emerson belongbookeye Change image and share on social
The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work. Ralph Waldo Emerson devotelosesum Change image and share on social
Children also have artistic ability, and there is wisdom in there having it! The more helpless they are, the more instructive are the examples they furnish us; and they must be preserved free of corruption from an early age. Paul Klee abilityageartistic share on social
If your writing collides with the conventional wisdom, there's going to be some kind of friction. Pankaj Mishra collideconventionalfriction Change image and share on social
The truest wisdom is a resolute determination. Napoleon Bonaparte determinationresolutetrue Change image and share on social
It is plain to me that our prelates, in granting indulgences, do commonly blaspheme the wisdom of God. John Wycliffe blasphemecommonlygod Change image and share on social
Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed from currency. John Updike currencyelderidea Change image and share on social
The online musical universe has become Balkanized, with many sites focusing on minute niches. That works well for reaching very specific demographics, which is wonderful for advertising, but it flies in the face of the common wisdom that people's tastes have become more diverse as music of any description has become a mouse-click away. Michael Azerrad advertisebalkanizedclick share on social
In order to predict effectively, we need to use science. And the reason that we need to use science is because then we can reproduce what we're doing; it's not just wisdom or guesswork. And if we can predict, then we can engineer the future. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita effectivelyengineerfuture share on social
It has become part of the accepted wisdom to say that the twentieth century was the century of physics and the twenty-first century will be the century of biology. Freeman Dyson acceptbiologycentury Change image and share on social