From Futility Closet: “Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before and wiser than the one that comes after it.” — George Orwell

“The true delight is in the finding out, rather than in the knowing.” — Isaac Asimov

“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” - John A. Shedd

“I don’t ride a bike to add days to my life. I ride a bike to add life to my days.” - Anonymous

“When you wear rose-colored glasses, all the red flags just look like flags” - Anonymous

“The ax forgets, but the tree remembers” - African proverb