Failure to say no can often make you an unwilling spiritual slave. — Pythagoras
Intellectuals are superior to the illiterate, just as the living are to the dead. — Aristotle
The essence of life lies in movement; stillness is death. — Pascal
No matter what the future holds, without joy, it is worthless. — Darwin
A rational person seeks not pleasure, but merely the absence of pain. — Aristotle
Wisdom does not belong to a wicked mind; science without conscience is the destruction of the soul. — Rabelais
Accuracy of language is the foundation of good style. — Aristotle
Aside from knowledge and learning, no other power can establish dominion and authority in the human spirit and soul, in human thought, imagination, insight, and belief. — Bacon
No matter when or how, I will never allow myself to be despondent. — Addison
The only wise and effective method of educating is by example. — Einstein
The most important thing in creativity is not to discover what has never been seen before, but to think of what others have not thought of among the phenomena everyone sees. — Erwin Schrödinger
Strive for success, but do not expect it. — Faraday
The sole purpose of science is to alleviate the suffering of mankind; scientists should act for the benefit of the majority. — Galileo
A theory that has not been tested by practice, no matter how beautiful it is, will lose its weight and will not be recognized; practice without the foundation of weighty theory will certainly fail. — Mendeleev
Humility is to virtue what shadows are to a painting; it makes it more powerful and prominent. — Newton
Life, if we have no hobbies, would be nothing more than an extremely boring, poorly managed theater. — Stevenson
True virtue cannot exist without practical wisdom, and practical wisdom cannot exist without virtue. — Aristotle
The ultimate value of life lies in the capacity for awakening and thought, not just in survival. — Aristotle
When you face the possibility of mortality, you realize that life is precious and you have much to do. — Hawking
Even if I were trapped in a nutshell, I would still think myself the king of infinite space. — Hawking
Excessive attachment brings destruction. — Thales
The progress of science depends on the labor of scientists and the value of their inventions. — Pasteur
Before you attempt to climb the peak of science, make sure you have thoroughly studied the basic knowledge of science. Do not venture into later matters before fully comprehending what came before. — Pavlov
Bad people obey out of fear, good people obey out of love. — Aristotle
There is only one path to do good, but there can be many paths to do evil. — Aristotle
Science requires a person's entire life. — Pavlov
Optimism is the lamp of hope; it guides you from dangerous canyons to smooth paths, giving you new life and new hope, supporting your ideals to never perish. — Darwin
All science is either physics or stamp collecting. — Rutherford
He who proclaims himself a judge in the domain of truth and knowledge will be overwhelmed by the laughter of God. — Einstein
My mind is often serious and quiet, not falling into melancholy. — Newton
I believe that what is called courage is actually overcoming the fear within. — Thales
The goal of a wise man is not to pursue happiness, but to avoid unhappiness as much as possible. — Aristotle
The beauty of an equation is much more important than its conformity to experimental results. — Dirac
There is no such thing as a joke; all jokes have a serious component. — Freud
If you do not learn to think when you are young, you will never learn to think. — Addison