Archives: Light Bytes

“It is to me a new and consolatory proof that wherever the people are well informed they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.”

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the most bitter.”

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.”

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”

“The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the smallest amount of possible hissing.”

“Income taxes have made more liars out of the American people than golf.”

“Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it’s just the opposite.”

“There is not the slightest indication that [nuclear energy] will ever be obtainable. It would mean that the atom would have to be shattered at will.”

“The first human who hurled an insult instead of a stone was the founder of civilization.”

“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.”