Every student who enters upon a scientific pursuit, especially if at a somewhat advanced period of life, will find not only that he has much to learn, but much also to unlearn.
- John Herschel
In addition to his scientific work, John Herschel was also a talented artist, musician, and writer.
- Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.
- Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
- The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.
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Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.
- Anyone Who Doesn’t Take Truth Seriously in Small Matters Cannot Be Trusted in Large Ones Either.
- My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.
- Sometimes life is going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith.