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Sunday, 16 November
Two thoughts from George Pólya
“An idea which can be used only once is a trick. If one can use it more than once it becomes a method.”
“The open secret of real success is to throw your whole personality into your problem.”
Monday, 17 November
Two thoughts from Mark Z. Danielewski
“Maturity, one discovers, has everything to do with the acceptance of ’not knowing.”
“Have no fear, you will find your way. It’s in your bones. It’s in your soul.”
Tuesday, 18 November
Two thoughts from Charlotte Brontë
“I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward.”
“What you want to ignite in others must first burn inside yourself.”
Wednesday, 19 November
Two thoughts from Ovid
“Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.”
“What we have been, or now are, we shall not be tomorrow.”
Thursday, 20 November
Two thoughts from Voltaire
“It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.”
“Prejudices are what fools use for reason.”
Friday, 21 November
Two thoughts from Nelson Mandela
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“One cannot be prepared for something while secretly believing it will not happen.”
Saturday, 22 November
Two thoughts from Vincent van Gogh
“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?”
“Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.”
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Dear Jim,
Great batch of quotes as always! Some of my faves this week:
George Pólya:
“An idea which can be used only once is a trick. If one can use it more than once it becomes a method.”
“The open secret of real success is to throw your whole personality into your problem.”
Mark Z. Danielewski:
“Maturity, one discovers, has everything to do with the acceptance of ’not knowing.”
Charlotte Brontë:
“I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward.”
“What you want to ignite in others must first burn inside yourself.”
Voltaire:
“It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.”
“Prejudices are what fools use for reason.”
Nelson Mandela:
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
Vincent van Gogh:
“Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.”
Thank you for sharing!
Love
Myq