A good listener is usually thinking about something else. Kin Hubbard (1868 - 1930) I agree with everything you say, but I would attack to the death your right to say it. Tom Stoppard British dramatist & screenwriter (1937 - ) When people are free to do as they please, they usually imitate each other. Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983) People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use. Soren Kierkegaard Danish philosopher (1813 - 1855) It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it. Thomas Babington Macaulay English author & politician (1800 - 1859) If you believe the doctors, nothing is wholesome; if you believe the theologians, nothing is innocent; if you believe the military, nothing is safe. Lord Salisbury An expert is a person who avoids small error as he sweeps on to the grand fallacy. Benjamin Stolberg Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. Alexander Pope, Letter to Gay, October 6, 1727 English poet & satirist (1688 - 1744) One of the first duties of the physician is to educate the masses not to take medicine. Sir William Osler, Aphorisms from his Bedside Teachings (1961) p. 105 British (Canadian-born) physician (1849 - 1919) I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting. Mark Twain US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910) |