Everything – Page 290 – A book of aphorisms
Nov 302012
 

Those who believe that what you cannot quantify does not exist also believe that what you can quantify, does.

Nov 292012
 

An above-average capacity for boredom is optimal; a superior one is disastrous.

Nov 272012
 

Asking a native to recommend a translation is like asking a local to recommend a hotel.

Nov 222012
 

The provocateur is the most fortunate of men: he receives all credit for his wisdom and no blame for his folly.

Nov 212012
 

It speaks well for money that people say it can’t buy everything.

Nov 202012
 

Ask if you do your job well, but first ask if it ought to be done at all.

Nov 192012
 

All agree that memory is fugitive, but few draw the necessary conclusion about identity.