The presentations and conceptions of the average man of the world are formed and dominated, not by the full and pure desire for knowledge as an end in itself, but by the struggle to adapt himself favourably to the conditions of life. Ernst Mach
The presentations and conceptions of the average man of the world are formed and dominated, not by the full and pure desire for knowledge as an end in itself, but by the struggle to adapt himself favourably to the conditions of life.
Thе mаn whо denounces lifе merely dеfinеѕ himѕеlf аѕ the mаn whо is unеԛuаl to it. Aleister Crowley
Thе mаn whо denounces lifе merely dеfinеѕ himѕеlf аѕ the mаn whо is unеԛuаl to it.
The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality. Andrew Jackson
The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality.
Man cannot aspire if he looked down; if he rise, he must look up. Vision Samuel Smile
Man cannot aspire if he looked down; if he rise, he must look up. Vision
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. Charles Darwin
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
The modern version of Buridan's ass [a figurative description of a man of indecision] has a Ph.D., but no time to grow up as he is undecided between making a Leonardo da Vinci in the test tube or planting a Coca Cola sign on Mars. Erwin Chargaff
The modern version of Buridan's ass [a figurative description of a man of indecision] has a Ph.D., but no time to grow up as he is undecided between making a Leonardo da Vinci in the test tube or planting a Coca Cola sign on Mars.
A woman should soften but not weaken a man. Sigmund Freud
A woman should soften but not weaken a man.
Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it. Arthur Schopenhauer
Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it.
My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque. Denzel Washington
My mother used to tell me man gives the award, God gives the reward. I don't need another plaque.
Man's nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols. John Calvin
Man's nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols.
Nothing tends so much to the advancement of knowledge as the application of a new instrument. The native intellectual powers of men in different times are not so much the causes of the different success of their labours, as the peculiar nature of the mean Humphry Davy
Nothing tends so much to the advancement of knowledge as the application of a new instrument. The native intellectual powers of men in different times are not so much the causes of the different success of their labours, as the peculiar nature of the mean
A mathematical theory is not to be considered complete until you have made it so clear that you can explain it to the first man whom you meet on the street. David Hilbert
A mathematical theory is not to be considered complete until you have made it so clear that you can explain it to the first man whom you meet on the street.
