"In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself." ― Laurence Sterne Topic(s): Cool More From Laurence Sterne "Alas! if the principles of contentment are not within us, the height of station and worldly grandeur will as soon add a cubit to a man’s stature as to his happiness." "Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners." "Men tire themselves in pursuit of rest." More In Cool "In particular, for younger researchers on whom the future of mankind may depend. We believe that they are working with all the scientific wisdom at their disposal for the preservation of the inheritance of the earth and for the lasting survival of mankind."― Kenichi Fukui "The idea of recognising your strengths and using them in as versatile a way as you can is cool to me."― Frank Ocean "The Declaration of Independence was always our vision of who we wanted to be, our ideal of freedom and justice, how we were going to be different, and what the American experiment was going to be about."― Marian Wright Edelman