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Posted on February 15, 2018

“All men by nature desire knowledge.”—Aristotle, Greek philosopher, 4th century BC

Posted on February 14, 2018

“Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.”—Euripides, Greek dramatist, 481-407 BC

Posted on February 12, 2018February 12, 2018

“The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his client to plant vines—so they should go as far as possible from home to build their first buildings.”—Frank Lloyd Wright, American architect, 1867-1959

Posted on February 11, 2018February 11, 2018

“What soon grows old? Gratitude.”—Aristotle, Greek philosopher, 4th century BC

Posted on February 10, 2018February 10, 2018

“Anatomy is destiny.”—Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist & founder of psychoanalysis, 1856-1939

Posted on February 7, 2018February 8, 2018

“Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave.”—Constantin Brancusi, Romanian Modernist sculptor, 1876-1957

Posted on March 24, 2017March 24, 2017

“Wise men learn more from fools than fools from the wise.”—Marcus Cato, Roman senator, 234-149 BC

Posted on February 23, 2017February 23, 2017

“We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never deceived us.”—Dr. Samuel Johnson, English writer, 18th century

Posted on February 12, 2017February 23, 2017

“When we ask advice, we are usually looking for an accomplice.”—Charles Varlet, Marquis de La Grange; French actor; 1639-1692

Posted on February 9, 2017February 9, 2017

“If I should not be learning now, when should I be?”—Lacydes, Greek philosopher, 2nd century BC

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