Philosophy Quote by Robert A. Heinlein — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Women talk when they want to. Or don't.”

“A desire not to butt into other people's business is at least eighty percent of all human wisdom.”

“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”

“Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get.”

“Don't explain computers to laymen. Simpler to explain sex to a virgin.”

“But goodness alone is never enough. A hard, cold wisdom is required for goodness to accomplish good. Goodness without wisdom always accomplishes evil.”

“¿A qué se reduce, pues, el progreso? Progresa la ciencia, progresa la técnica. El hombre de nuestros días maneja técnicas cuyos fundamentos ignora, pero cuyos resultados aprovecha. La pseudo-doctrina del progreso diviniza el futuro y espera el advenimiento de un estado perfecto. En una época que no se precisa, la historia universal de la humanidad habrá resuelto todos sus problemas. Lo que cuenta es el hombre futuro. Las generaciones presentes son simples eslabones sin ninguna finalidad propia. El presente se evapora en aras de un progresismo inocente y filisteo.”

“Truth is not as pompous and romantic as myth ... but it has the immeasurable value of being the Truth.”

“let the speaker speak truly and the judge decide justly.”

“I cannot encourage any fabrication even for the sake of making people feel good. If I were to fabricate consciously and knowingly, I would not only be ordaining myself their enemy, but also ordaining myself God's enemy.”

“Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature; but he is a thinking reed.”