“But goodness alone is never enough. A hard, cold wisdom is required for goodness to accomplish good. Goodness without wisdom always accomplishes evil.”
― Stranger in a Strange Land
― Stranger in a Strange Land
“Men must fumble awhile with error to separate it from truth, I think- as long as they don't seize the error hungrily because it has a pleasanter taste.”
― A Canticle for Leibowitz
― A Canticle for Leibowitz
“But neither infinite power nor infinite wisdom could bestow godhood upon men. For that there would have to be infinite love as well.”
― A Canticle for Leibowitz
― A Canticle for Leibowitz
“Reality becomes illusory and observer-oriented when you study general relativity. Or Buddhism. Or get drafted.”
― The Forever War
― The Forever War
“Politicians cover their mistakes with money; cooks cover their mistakes with mayonnaise; doctors cover theirs with dirt.”
― Marsbound
― Marsbound
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