Brain Quote by James Joseph Sylvester

Man is a willful and covetous animal, who makes use of his intellect to satisfy his inclinations, but who cares nothing for truth, who…

— Henri Frederic Amiel

A man can become so accustomed to the thought of his own faults that he will begin to cherish them as charming little 'personal…

— Helen Rowland

There is a certain race of men that either imagine it their duty, or make it their amusement, to hinder the reception of every…

— Samuel Johnson

It contributes greatly towards a man's moral and intellectual health, to be brought into habits of companionship with individuals unlike himself, who care little…

— Nathaniel Hawthorne

There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide; that he…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Man is an imitative animal. This quality is the germ of all education in him. From his cradle to his grave he is learning…

— Thomas Jefferson

“The moment men begin to care more for education than for religion they begin to care more for ambition than for education. It is…

— G.K. Chesterton

To comprehend a man's life, it is necessary to know not merely what he does but also what he purposely leaves undone. There is…

— John Hall Gladstone

“The declining of responsibility for the self can also be hidden behind a pseudo-objectivity. A patient may make astute observations about himself and give…

— Karen Horney

With too much pride a man cannot learn a thing. In and of itself, learning teaches you how foolish you are.

— Criss Jami

Man can learn self-discipline without becoming ascetic; he can be wise without waiting to be old; he can be influential without waiting for status.…

— Neal A. Maxwell

'In every work of genius, we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty'. A man is…

— Harvey Spencer Lewis