Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things only hoped for.
Epicurus
Nuts and bolts as well as bits and pieces
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Do not spoil what you have
Reading is to the mind…
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”
Sir Richard Steele
I contain multitudes
I like this quote by Walt Whitman:
Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. I am large, I contain multitudes.
Speaking about multitudes, I came across Colin Cotterill’s Homepage ‘Welcome to the inside of my head’ where he lists three of his facets:
+ The writing chappy
+ The cartoon chappy
+ The normal, having a life [...]
Harmony with others
Harmony with others begins with harmony with one’s self.
Napoleon Hill
Imagination is more important than knowledge
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.
Albert Einstein
The greatest obstacle to discovery
The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance – it is the illusion of knowledge.
Daniel J. Boorstin
The elevator to success
The elevator to success is out of order. You’ll have to use the stairs… one step at a time.
(source unknown)
Never the same river twice
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.
Heraclitus
Seek wisdom, not knowledge
Seek wisdom, not knowledge. Knowledge is of the past, Wisdom is of the future.
Do not confuse motion and progress
Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.
Alfred A. Montapert
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