"Drink never made a man better, but it has made many a man think he was better."

-- Finley Peter Dunne

#Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Drink Quotes

“Some have too much, yet still do crave; I little have, and seek no more. They are but poor, though much they have, And I am rich with little store.”

Source : 'In praise of a contented mind' (1588); attributed
“Climbing for speed records will probably become more popular, a mania which has just begun. Climbers climb not just to see how fast and efficiently they can do it, but far worse, to see how much faster and more efficiently they are than a party which did the same climb a few days before. The climb becomes secondary, no more important than a racetrack. Man is pitted against man.”
“You'd commit suicide trying to read my mind”
“The kinds of things that we can make mistakes about are essentially unlimited in number.”
“You breathe better when you're rich.”
“I think anything that you can't poke fun at is a little too precious.”

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“The book recounts stories from my half-century of experience in the world of architecture and my journey of discovery of the importance of considering humans and nature as part of any project. Itâ€™s illustrated with my own watercolors I hope it will inspire the next generation of architects to design places we can all enjoy.”
“The passion for seeking the truth for truth's sake...can be kept alive only if we continue to seek the truth for truth's sake.”

Source : "Race and Democratic Society". Book by Franz Boas. Introduction, 1945.

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