Charles Caleb Colton, author and clergyman (1780-1832)
“The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most superficial declamation; as a feather and a guinea fall with equal velocity in a vacuum.” – Charles Caleb Colton, author and clergyman (1780-1832)
George Chapman; The Tragedy of Bussy D’Ambois; 1607
July 13, 2009 
“Dames maritorious ne’er were meritorious.” – George Chapman; The Tragedy of Bussy D’Ambois; 1607.
Christina Fair, of the RAND Corporation
July 13, 2009
Filed under Quotes of the Year 2009
Tags: 2009, government, International, Pakistan, Taliban
“I don’t know what the Taliban’s game plan is, but what seems apparent is the state has no game plan.” – Christina Fair, of the RAND Corporation, on the Pakistan government’s paralysis in the face of Taliban advances.
Confucius, philosopher and teacher (c. 551-478 BCE)
July 13, 2009
Filed under Quotes of the Year 2009
Tags: 2009, Confucius, Philosopher, Philosophy, quotes, Quotes of the Year 2009, Teacher
“Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.” – Confucius, philosopher and teacher (c. 551-478 BCE)
