understanding Quotes

The proper method for inquiring after the properties of things is to deduce them from experiments.

It is the weight, not numbers of experiments that is to be regarded.

The intellectual is different from the ordinary man, but only in certain sections of his personality, and even then not all the time.

Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.

Fame is fickle, and I know it. It has its compensations but it also has its drawbacks, and I've experienced them both.

How do I know about a man's needs for a sex symbol? I'm a girl.

Wisdom is found only in truth.

No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.

Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men.

If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.