Philosophy Quote by Isaac Asimov — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know—and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance. It is better to know—even if the knowledge endures only for the moment that comes before destruction—than to gain eternal life at the price of a dull and swinish lack of comprehension of a universe that swirls unseen before us in all its wonder. That was the choice of Achilles, and it is mine, too.”

“If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.”

“A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.”

““Congratulations on the new library, because it isn't just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than any human being, a friend that will amuse you and console you -- and most of all, a gateway, to a better and happier and more useful life.”

“Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.”

“To establish that a rule is likely to be true, one must try to prove it false.”

“Silence is nice to have if you wanted it, but maddening if you didn't.”

“Without music, life would be a mistake.”

“Words are the clothes thoughts wear.”

“To be an outlaw you must first have a base in law to reject and get out of, I never had such a base. I never had a place I could call home that meant any more than a key to a house, apartment or hotel room. … Am I alien? Alien from what exactly? Perhaps my home is my dream city, more real than my waking life precisely because it has no relation to waking life…”

“All things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams.”