He missed an invaluable opportunity to hold his tongue. Andrew Lang Life, Public speaking, Wise You May Also Like It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well. By Rene Descartes Creativity, Inspirational, Thinking, Thought, Wise Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one’s mistakes. By Oscar Wilde Failure, Life, Regret, Wisdom Experience: a comb life gives you after you lose your hair. By Judith Stern Experience, Funny, Life, Memorable, Quotable You cannot separate knowledge from contact with the ground. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Knowledge, Life, Success, Wise Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. By Alexander Pope Achievement, Fools, Life, Success The secret to a long life is to stay busy, get plenty of exercise, and don’t drink too much. Then again, don’t drink too little. By Hermann Smith-Johannson, a 103-year-old Abstinence, Food, Life, Moderation, Sport You May Also Like from Andrew Lang He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts—for support rather than for illumination. By Andrew Lang Facts, Statistics
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well. By Rene Descartes Creativity, Inspirational, Thinking, Thought, Wise
Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one’s mistakes. By Oscar Wilde Failure, Life, Regret, Wisdom
Experience: a comb life gives you after you lose your hair. By Judith Stern Experience, Funny, Life, Memorable, Quotable
You cannot separate knowledge from contact with the ground. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Knowledge, Life, Success, Wise
The secret to a long life is to stay busy, get plenty of exercise, and don’t drink too much. Then again, don’t drink too little. By Hermann Smith-Johannson, a 103-year-old Abstinence, Food, Life, Moderation, Sport
He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts—for support rather than for illumination. By Andrew Lang Facts, Statistics
