Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe. H.G. Wells

All great truths begin as blasphemies. George Bernard Shaw

An old anecdote doing the rounds in motivational speaking circuits sheds some light on the difference between commitment and involvement as follows: In a dish of bacon and egg, the chicken is said to be merely involved. Only the pig is said to be committed. Phew! That makes commitment very difficult, if not utterly impossible. [...]

There is yet another story of a professor who was on a fishing boat with a layman. The professor is said to have pestered his companion with questions related to his superior knowledge. He asked the layman if he knew things like biology, zoology, etc.

There is a story about a lady who got very cross with Winston Churchill and told him that she would put poison in his tea if he were her husband. The grandmaster of oratory is said to have replied by saying he would drink the poisoned tea if she were his wife.

There is a story about an exercise done to determine the crime capital of the world. It says briefcases full of valuables were left unattended in strategic places in cities around the world. That was to see how long it would take for the briefcases to be stolen.

Montshepetja is unwavering in its belief that knowledge needs to be aggressively marketed in our society as a high-value commodity. But, as we all know, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Amid all the challenges of trying to make our humble contributions to our society in the domain of ideas, apart [...]

“Between knowledge of what really exists and ignorance of what does not exist lies the domain of opinion. It is more obscure than knowledge, but clearer than ignorance. ” – Plato

“What is not fully understood is not fully possessed. ” – Goethe

“Copiousness of words, however ranged, is always false eloquence. ” – Montague

“People should use common words to say uncommon things; but they do the reserve. ” – Schopenhauer

“It is hard to find a person who has studied for three years without making some progress in virtue. ” – Confucius

“I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter. ” – Pascal

“Knowledge once gained casts a light beyond its own immediate boundaries. ” – Tyndall

“There are more people ennobled by study than by nature. ” – Cicero

“Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study.” – Bacon

“There is nothing that makes a person suspect much more than to know little” – Bacon