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book night men
Although I am an old man, night is generally my time for walking. Charles Dickens
book reading writing
There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts. Charles Dickens
book knowledge men
Mathematicians have sought knowledge in figures, Philosophers in systems, Logicians in subtleties, and Metaphysicians in sounds. It is not in any nor in all of these. He that studies only men, will get the body of knowledge without the soul, and he that studies only books, the soul without the body. Charles Caleb Colton
book reading advice
When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted. Charles Caleb Colton
book merit lovers
We should choose our books as we would our companions, for their sterling and intrinsic merit. Charles Caleb Colton
book reading writing
Some read to think, these are rare; some to write, these are common; and some read to talk, and these form the great majority. Charles Caleb Colton
book reading writing
Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them. Charles Caleb Colton
book writing companion
With books, as with companions, it is of more consequence to know which to avoid, than which to choose, for good books are as scarce as good companions, and in both instances, all that we can learn from baad ones is, that some much time has been worse than thrown away. Charles Caleb Colton
book men soul
He that studies only men will get the body of knowledge without the soul; and he that studies only books, the soul without the body. Charles Caleb Colton
errors mad void
Like the famous mad philosopher said, when you stare into the void, the void stares also; but if you cast into the void, you get a type conversion error. (Which just goes to show Nietzsche wasn't a C++ programmer.) Charles Stross
errors events chance
You say, 'On the off chance that I had somewhat more, I ought to be exceptionally fulfilled.' You commit an error. On the off chance that you are not content with what you have, you would not be fulfilled in the event that it were multiplied. Charles Spurgeon
errors needs done
If a crooked stick is before you, you need not explain how crooked it is. Lay a straight one down by the side of it, and the work is well done. Preach the truth, and error will stand abashed in its presence. Charles Spurgeon
errors programming reborn
In programming, as in everything else, to be in error is to be reborn. Alan Perlis
errors mental-illness illness
I am, emphatically. Mental illness triggered by xperimental error. David Mitchell
errors giving support
Software: These programs give instruction to the CPU, which processes billions of tiny facts called bytes, and within a fraction of a second it sends you an error message that requires you to call the customer-support hot line and be placed on hold for approximately the life-span of a caribou. Dave Barry
errors perception optical-illusions
Our perceptions are fallible. We sometimes see what isn't there. We are prey to optical illusions. Occasionally we hallucinate. We are error-prone. Carl Sagan
errors safe reacting
Responding to truth will keep you safe. Reacting to error will only create another error. Bill Johnson
errors useless repentance
Where error is irreparable, repentance is useless. Edward Gibbon
able definitions want
You will never get to the irreducible definition of anything because you will never be able to explain why you want to explain, and so on. The system will gobble itself up. Alan Watts
able bodhisattva preaching
So the bodhisattva saves all beings, not by preaching sermons to them, but by showing them that they are delivered, they are liberated, by the act of not being able to stop changing. Alan Watts
able indecision plans
I've never been able to plan my life. I just lurch from indecision to indecision. Alan Rickman
able wonderful goodness
The goodness of God is infinitely more wonderful than we will ever be able to comprehend. Aiden Wilson Tozer
able overcoming realizing
You know, be able to do something great in your life, you're gonna have to realize your failures. You're gonna have to embrace them and figure out how to overcome it. Dave Chappelle
able imagine subtle
But nature is always more subtle, more intricate, more elegant than what we are able to imagine. Carl Sagan
able privilege speak
I love filmmaking, and I love the process. And I would rather do nothing else. It's a privilege to be able to paint such big pictures, so to speak. Bryan Singer
able should factories
We're not about liquidating companies, but if you do that, why is that terrible? We're not blowing up the factories. The person who buys it should be able to make the asset more productive. Carl Icahn
able being-there enjoy
I seem to be able to get along with anybody when I work because I really enjoy being there. Bobby Cannavale