filed in philosophical clutter, whaddeva on Oct.31, 2009
“Appetite, with an opinion of attaining, is called hope; the same, without such opinion, despair.” Thomas Hobbes English political philosopher (1588 – 1679) Posted via web from theCount Read more »
filed in philosophical clutter, whaddeva on Oct.31, 2009
“To achieve great things we must live as though we were never going to die.” Marquis de Vauvenargues (1715–1747 French moralist and essayist) Posted via web from theCount Read more »
filed in philosophical clutter, whaddeva on Oct.31, 2009
“There is one piece of advice, in a life of study, which I think no one will object to; and that is, every now and then to be completely idle – to do nothing at all.” Sydney Smith English essayist (1771 – 1845) Posted via web from theCount Read more »
filed in philosophical clutter, whaddeva on Sep.05, 2009
“Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.” William Penn English religious leader and colonist (1644 – 1718) Posted via web from theCount Read more »
filed in philosophical clutter, whaddeva on Aug.30, 2009
“The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.”Aesop Greek slave & fable author (620 BC – 560 BC) Posted via web from theCount Read more »
filed in philosophical clutter, whaddeva on Aug.15, 2009
“Things won are done; joy’s soul lies in the doing” William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, Act 1, Scene 2 Posted via web from theCount Read more »
filed in philosophical clutter, whaddeva on Aug.11, 2009
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” George Bernard Shaw Posted via web from theCount Read more »
filed in philosophical clutter, whaddeva on Aug.09, 2009
“Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, the post of honor is a private station.” Joseph Addison English essayist, poet, & politician (1672 – 1719) Posted via web from theCount Read more »
filed in philosophical clutter, whaddeva on Aug.01, 2009
“We are told that talent creates its own opportunities. But it sometimes seems that intense desire creates not only its own opportunities, but its own talents.” Eric Hoffer Posted via web from theCount Read more »
filed in philosophical clutter, whaddeva on Jul.26, 2009
“Man is equally incapable of seeing the nothingness from which he emerges and the infinity in which he is engulfed”Blaise Pascal – French mathematician, physicist (1623 – 1662) Posted via web from theCount Read more »