We know that there is no absolute knowledge, that there are only theories; but we forget this. The better educated we are, the harder we believe in axioms.
Lincoln SteffensMy father, the practical joker, did not care for practical jokes on himself; he did not encourage the practice in me.
Lincoln SteffensMy father made with me one serious mistake which I see parents about me making. He got himself somehow into the awkward position of an authority; I thought he knew and was right on everything - for a while.
Lincoln Steffens