The progress of science is strewn, like an ancient desert trail, with the bleached skeleton of discarded theories which once seemed to possess eternal life. Arthur Koestler ancientbleachdesert Change image and share on social
The definition of the individual was: a multitude of one million divided by one million. Arthur Koestler definitiondivideindividual Change image and share on social
The most persistent sound which reverberates through man's history is the beating of war drums. Arthur Koestler beatdrumhistory Change image and share on social
One may not regard the world as a sort of metaphysical brothel for emotions. Arthur Koestler brothelemotionmetaphysical Change image and share on social
A writer's ambition should be to trade a hundred contemporary readers for ten readers in ten years' time and for one reader in a hundred years' time. Arthur Koestler ambitioncontemporaryhundred Change image and share on social
Creative activity could be described as a type of learning process where teacher and pupil are located in the same individual. Arthur Koestler activitycreativeindividual Change image and share on social
True creativity often starts where language ends. Arthur Koestler creativityendlanguage Change image and share on social
Prometheus is reaching out for the stars with an empty grin on his face. Arthur Koestler emptyfacegrin Change image and share on social
The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we know. Arthur Koestler artforgetmoment Change image and share on social
The principle mark of genius is not perfection but originality, the opening of new frontiers. Arthur Koestler frontiergeniusmark Change image and share on social