The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but what they miss.
Thomas Carlyle, Scottish satirical writer Histories make men wise; poems witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend. Francis Bacon, English philosopher Life is measured by thought and action, not by time. John Lubbock, English polymath Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value. Our greatest glory consists not in never falling but in rising every time we fall. Oliver Goldsmith, Irish writer