“ Life leaps like a geyser for those who drill through the rock of inertia. ”
Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor
~ Alexis Carrel
A few observations and much reasoning lead to error many observations and a little reasoning to truth.
The most efficient way to live reasonably is every morning to make a plan of one's day and every night to examine the results obtained.
Those who desire to rise as high as our human condition allows, must renounce intellectual pride, the omnipotence of clear thinking, belief in the absolute power of logic.