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#1

“The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.”
― Terry Pratchett, Diggers

tags: humor, open-mind, thinking

21451 likes

#2

“Travel brings wisdom only to the wise. It renders the ignorant more ignorant than ever.”
― Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings

tags: ignorance, travel, wisdom

393 likes

#3

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

135838 likes

#4

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

tags: books, humor

152130 likes

#5

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

148758 likes

#6

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

tags: read, readers, reading, reading-books

35689 likes

#7

“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

tags: books, mind

16628 likes

#8

“I have learned all kinds of things from my many mistakes. The one thing I never learn is to stop making them.”
― Joe Abercrombie, Last Argument of Kings

tags: learning, life-lessons, mistakes

1323 likes

#9

“The truth is like salt. Men want to taste a little, but too much makes everyone sick.”
― Joe Abercrombie, The Heroes

tags: ignorance, knowledge, truth

355 likes

#10

“You should laugh every moment you live, for you'll find it decidedly difficult afterwards.”
― Joe Abercrombie, Best Served Cold

288 likes

#11

“It is easy to forget how much you have, when your eyes are always fixed on what you have not.”
― Joe Abercrombie, The Heroes

73 likes

#12

“People are often so busy living that they never stop to wonder why.”
― Terry Pratchet

68 likes

#13

“In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.”
― Terry Pratchett

4293 likes

#14

“Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you.”
― Terry Pratchett, Small Gods

tags: humor, science

4314 likes

#15

“Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.”
― Terry Pratchett

tags: humor, life

3618 likes

#16

“Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”
― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky

tags: full, hat, pratchett, sky, terry

1519 likes

#17

“If you try and lose then it isn't your fault. But if you don't try and we lose, then it's all your fault.”
― Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game

tags: hard-work, inaction, just-do-it, success, team

1470 likes

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