Science will explain how but not why. It talks about what is not what ought to be. Science is descriptive not prescriptive it can tell us about causes but it cannot tell us about purposes. Indeed science disavows purposes.
A man cannot be said to succeed in this life who does not satisfy one friend.
Dreams are the touchstones of our characters.
If it is surely the means to the highest end we know can any work be humble...
If you have built castles in the air your work need not be lost that is...
If you don’t make mistakes, you’re not working on hard enough...
A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.
Cultivate solitude and quiet and a few sincere...
