"we can understand almost anything, but we can’t understand how we understand" – Albert Einstein
“we can understand almost anything, but we can’t understand how we understand” – Albert Einstein
Month: May 2010
"Every one of us lives his life just once; if we are honest, to live once is enough" – Greta Garbo
“Every one of us lives his life just once; if we are honest, to live once is enough” – Greta Garbo
"If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself." – Proverb
“If you want to be respected, you must respect yourself.” – Proverb
"For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The chief problem about death, incidentally, is the fear that there may be no afterlife — a depressing thought, particularly for those who have bothered to shave. Also, there is the fear that there is an afterlife but no one will know where it’s being held" – Woody Allen
“The chief problem about death, incidentally, is the fear that there may be no afterlife — a depressing thought, particularly for those who have bothered …
"Play fair. Don’t hit people. Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody." – Robert Fulghum
“Play fair. Don’t hit people. Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody.” – Robert Fulghum
"No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself." – Pythagoras
“No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.” – Pythagoras
"In my country we go to prison first and then become President." – Nelson Mandela
“In my country we go to prison first and then become President.” – Nelson Mandela
"I just realized that nothing is what it seems." – Madonna
“I just realized that nothing is what it seems.” – Madonna
"A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do" – John Wayne
“A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do” – John Wayne
"Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource." – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
"When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself." – Isaac Asimov
“When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one …
"This most beautiful system [The Universe] could only proceed from the dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being." – Isaac Newton
“This most beautiful system could only proceed from the dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being.” – Isaac Newton
"Where the senses fail us, reason must step in." – Galileo Galilei
“Where the senses fail us, reason must step in.” – Galileo Galilei
"The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears." – Francis Bacon Sr.
“The joys of parents are secret, and so are their griefs and fears.” – Francis Bacon Sr.
"All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream" – Edgar Allan Poe
“All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream” – Edgar Allan Poe
"You shall find out how salt is the taste of another man’s bread, and how hard is the way up and down another man’s stairs." – Dante Alighieri
“You shall find out how salt is the taste of another man’s bread, and how hard is the way up and down another man’s stairs.” …
"To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart." – Charles Dickens
“To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened …
"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it." – Buddha
“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. …
"It’s not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential." – Bruce Lee
“It’s not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.” – Bruce Lee
"Three months is a lifetime in politics," – Barack Obama
“Three months is a lifetime in politics,” – Barack Obama
"Do not shorten the morning by getting up late; look upon it as the quintessence of life, as to a certain extent sacred" – Arthur Schopenhauer
“Do not shorten the morning by getting up late; look upon it as the quintessence of life, as to a certain extent sacred” – Arthur …
"inclined to think" – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
“inclined to think” – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
"Several excuses are always less convincing than one." – Aldous Huxley
“Several excuses are always less convincing than one.” – Aldous Huxley
"True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth all things but his own ignorance." – Akhenaton
“True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth …
"Nothing that I can do will change the structure of the universe. But maybe, by raising my voice I can help the greatest of all causes – goodwill among men and peace on earth." – Albert Einstein
“Nothing that I can do will change the structure of the universe. But maybe, by raising my voice I can help the greatest of all …
"Nothing can bring you peace but yourself." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Like the wind crying endlessly through the universe, Time carries away the names and the deeds of conquerors and commoners alike. And all that we are, all that remains, is in the memories of those who cared we came this way for a brief moment." – Harlan Ellison
“Like the wind crying endlessly through the universe, Time carries away the names and the deeds of conquerors and commoners alike. And all that we …
"What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your own." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“What is uttered from the heart alone, Will win the hearts of others to your own.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God." – Albert Einstein
“That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.” – …
"When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself" – Mark Twain
“When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet in his private heart no man much respects himself” – Mark Twain
"One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others." – Lao Tzu
“One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.” – Lao Tzu
"There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action." – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don’t believe, no proof is possible." – Stuart Chase
“For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don’t believe, no proof is possible.” – Stuart Chase
"Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just." – Blaise Pascal
“Justice and power must be brought together, so that whatever is just may be powerful, and whatever is powerful may be just.” – Blaise Pascal
"What is true is that honesty is incompatible with the amassing of a large fortune" – Mahatma Gandhi
“What is true is that honesty is incompatible with the amassing of a large fortune” – Mahatma Gandhi
"If you don’t change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news?" – William Somerset Maugham
“If you don’t change your beliefs, your life will be like this forever. Is that good news?” – William Somerset Maugham
"Forget candle, she lives the afterlife like a barn door in the wind." – Solon
“Forget candle, she lives the afterlife like a barn door in the wind.” – Solon
At a round table there is no dispute about place. -Proverb, Italian
At a round table there is no dispute about place. -Proverb, Italian
"Whom do I call educated? First, those who manage well the circumstances they encounter day by day. Next, those who are decent and honorable in their intercourse with all men, bearing easily and good naturedly what is offensive in others and being as agreeable and reasonable to their associates as is humanly possible to be… those who hold their pleasures always under control and are not ultimately overcome by their misfortunes… those who are not spoiled by their successes, who do not desert their true selves but hold their ground steadfastly as wise and sober — minded men." – Socrates
“Whom do I call educated? First, those who manage well the circumstances they encounter day by day. Next, those who are decent and honorable in …