Nothingissostrongasgentleness;nothingsogentleasrealstrength.-St.FrancisdeSalesKindnessinourselvesisthehoneythatbluntsthestingofunkindnessinanother.-WalterS.LandorThesmallesteffortisnotlost,EachWavletontheoceantosstAidsintheebb-tideortheflow;Eachrain-dropmakessomefloweretblow;Eachstrugglelessenshumanwoe.-CharlesMackayKindwordscanbeshortandeasytospeak,buttheirechoesaretrulyendless.-MotherTeresaHowfaryougoinlifedependsonyourbeingtenderwiththeyoung,compassionatewiththeaged,sympatheticwiththestrivingandtolerantoftheweakandthestrong,becausesomedayinlifeyouwillhavebeenallofthese.-GeorgeWashingtonCarverSpreadloveeverywhereyougo:Firstofallinyourownhouse...letnooneevercometoyouwithoutleavingbetterandhappier.BethelivingexpressionofGod'skindness;kindnessinyourface,kindnessinyoureyes,kindnessinyoursmile,kindnessinyourwarmgreeting.-MotherTeresaIfyouwanttomakepeace,youdon'ttalktoyourfriends.Youtalktoyourenemies.--MotherTeresaYoucanaccomplishbykindnesswhatyoucannotbyforce.-PubliliusSyrusDonotwaitforextraordinarycircumstancestodogood;trytouseordinarysituations.-JeanPaulRichterKindwordsdonotcostmuch.Yettheyaccomplishmuch.-BlaisePascalKnowledgeitselfispower.-FrancisBaconActionmustbefoundedonknowledge.-UnknownActionwithoutthoughtislikeshootingwithoutaim.-AmericanproverbThemorewestudy,themorewediscoverourignorance.-AmericanproverbIhavetakenallknowledgetobemyprovidence.-FrancisBaconKnowledgeispower,notmereargumentorornament.-FrancisBaconAmanisbutwhatheknoweth.Arenotthepleasuresoftheaffectionsgreaterthanthepleasuresofthesensesandarenotthepleasuresoftheintellectgreaterthanthepleasuresoftheaffections?-FrancisBaconThepursuitofknowledgebecomesscholasticismwhendivorcedfromtheactualneedsofmenandlife.-FrancisBaconKnowledgeandunderstandingthathaveapracticalapplicationforimprovingoureverydaylivesis,ofcourse,thehighestgoalofscientificinquiry.-JahD.Glass,Ph.D.Asageneralrulethemostsuccessfulmaninlifeisthemanwhohasthebestinformation.-WinstonChurchillTheacquisitionofanyknowledgeisalwaysofusetotheintellectbecauseitmaythusdriveoutuselessthingsandretainthegood.-LeonardoDaVinciThemoreyourread,themoreyouknow.Themoreyouknow,thesmarteryougrow.Thesmarteryougrow,thestrongeryourvoice,whenspeakingyourmindormakingyourchoice.-UnknownThereisalongcourseofevolutionfromthemarkedtreesthatindicatedIndiantrailstometropolitandailynewspapers,buttheyhavethisincommon:theypassonwhatoneindividualhasknowntootherindividuals,fortheirconvenienceor,inthebroadestsense,instruction.-S.I.HayakawaKnowledgehasitsseatinthehead.Itistheeyeofdesireandcanbecomethepilotofthesoul.-PlatoThegreatertheknowledge,thegreaterthehumility.-HenryThomas&DanaLeeManisnotweak--knowledgeismorethanequivalenttoforce.Themasterofmechanicslaughsatstrength.-SamuelJohnsonKnowledgeconquersfear.-RogerDawsonTogeneralizeistobeanidiot.Toparticularizeisthealonedistinctionofmerit.Generalknowledgesarethoseknowledgesthatidiotspossess.-WilliamBlake

 

Alittlegritintheeyedestroyeththesightoftheveryheaven,andalittlemaliceorenvyaworldofjoys.Onewryprincipleinthemindisofinfiniteconsequence.-ThomasTraherneManypeoplethinkthatbyhoardingmoneytheyaregainingsafetyforthemselves.Ifmoneyisyouronlyhopeforindependence,youwillneverhaveit.Theonlyrealsecuritythatapersoncanhaveinthisworldisareserveofknowledge,experience,andability.Withoutthesequalities,moneyispracticallyuseless.-HenryFordIf,however,he(achild)growsupwithafalsemapinhishead--thatis,withaheadcrammedwitherrorandsuperstition--hewillconstantlyberunningintotrouble,wastinghisefforts,andactinglikeafool.Hewillnotbeadjustedtotheworldasitis;hemay,ifthelackofadjustmentisserious,endupinamentalhospital.-S.I.HayakawaTosucceedinbusiness,toreachthetop,anindividualmustknowallitispossibletoknowaboutbusiness.-J.PaulGettyBesmart,beintelligentandbeinformed.-TonyAlesandraThereisonlyonegood,knowledge,andoneevil,ignorance.-SocratesWhatisresearch,butablinddatewithknowledge?-WillHenryIfamanisworthknowingatall,heisworthknowingwell.-AlexanderSmithThereisnoknowledgethatisnotpower.-RalphWaldoEmersonInformationistheoxygenofthemodernage.-RonalReaganSeethesetwohairsonmyhead?That'showmuchweknowcomparedtomyfullheadofhair.-DeannaCarboKnowingisnotunderstanding.Thereisagreatdifferencebetweenknowingandunderstanding:youcanknowalotaboutsomethingandnotreallyunderstandit.-CharlesF.KetteringYoucandiscovermoreaboutapersoninanhourofplaythaninayearofconversation.-PlatoThenoblestpleasureisthejoyofunderstanding.-LeonardoDaVinciTheheartofonewhohasunderstandingseeksknowledge.-TheBible,Proverbs15:14Sincewecannotbeuniversalandknowallthatistobeknownofeverything,weoughttoknowalittleabouteverything.Foritisfarbettertoknowsomethingabouteverythingthantoknowallaboutonething.Thisuniversalityisthebest.-BlaisePaschalForknowledgeisconsciouspower.-WilliamHazlittIfeelit'slackofinformationthatmakespeoplehateoneanother.-PakistaniinU.S.LaughterisAmerica'smostimportantexport.-WaltDisneyHeartylaughterisagoodwaytojoginternallywithouthavingtogooutdoors.-NormanCousinsAlwayslaughwhenyoucan;itischeapmedicine.-LordByronOwhataDifficultyitistokeepone'sCountenance,whenaviolentLaughdesirestoburstforth.-HenryFielding