Who Thought?

To uncover deficiencies is not enough; indeed, it is wrong to do so, unless one knows and cites the means for improvement.
— Goethe's World View, Frederick Ungar, Heinz Norden (tr.), p. 81.

All the clever thoughts have long since been thought. What matters is to think them anew.
— Ibid., p. 129.

Anything that liberates the mind without giving us dominion over ourselves is pernitious.
— Ibid., p. 139.

Humiston's Law:
When you are up to your ass in alligators, it is hard to remember that your original intention was to drain the swamp.
— 1,001 Logical Laws.... for All Walks of Life, John Peers/G. Bennett, p. 49.

Pardo's Postulates:
(1) Anything good is either illegal, immoral, or fattening.
— Ibid., p. 59.

Thompson's Adage:
Be kind. Remember everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
— Ibid., p. 67.

Saunder's Slants:
(1) As scarce as the truth is, the supply is much greater than the demand.
(4) There is always free cheese in a mousetrap.
(5) The expedient thing and the right thing are seldom the same thing.
— Ibid., p. 70.

John Bear's Observations:
(2) Mistakes are the steppingstones to failure.
(3) A silent man does not always know a secret.
— Ibid., p. 86.

Mark Twain's Thought:
Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.
— Ibid., p. 87.

Law of Selective Advancement:
The man who knows "how" will always have a job. The man who knows "why" will always be his boss.
— Ibid., p. 122.