As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. Carl Jung, "Memories, Dreams, Reflections", 1962 Swiss psychologist (1875 - 1961) Castles in the air - they are so easy to take refuge in. And so easy to build, too. Henrik Ibsen, "The Master builder", 1892, act 3 Norwegian dramatist (1828 - 1906) Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. Aldous Huxley, "Themes and Variations", 1950 English critic & novelist (1894 - 1963) Experience is not what happens to a man; it is what a man does with what happens to him. Aldous Huxley, "Texts and Pretexts", 1932 English critic & novelist (1894 - 1963) Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. Aldous Huxley, "Proper Studies", 1927 English critic & novelist (1894 - 1963) Either war is obsolete or men are. R. Buckminster Fuller, New Yorker, Jan. 8, 1966 US architect & engineer (1895 - 1983) Anatomy is destiny. Sigmund Freud, Collected Writings, 1924 Austrian psychologist (1856 - 1939) If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. Rene Descartes French mathematician & philosopher (1596 - 1650) Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. Albert Einstein, "Science, Philosophy and Religion: a Symposium", 1941 US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955) If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut. Albert Einstein, Observer, Jan. 15, 1950 US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955) |