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Sunday, 18 January
Two thoughts from Baldassare Castiglione
“Men demonstrate their courage far more often in little things than in great.”
“Obvious effort is the antithesis of grace.”
Monday, 19 January
Two thoughts from Martin Luther King Jr.
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
Tuesday, 20 January
Two thoughts from Richard Feynman
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.”
“Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent, and original manner possible.”
Wednesday, 21 January
Two thoughts from J. Robert Oppenheimer
“No man should escape our universities without knowing how little he knows.”
“We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism.”
Thursday, 22 January
Two thoughts from Freeman Dyson
“The key to having an interesting life is to always say “yes” to anything crazy.”
“In the history of science it has often happened that the majority was wrong and refused to listen to a minority that later turned out to be right.”
Friday, 23 January
Two thoughts from Oscar Wilde
“Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original virtue.”
“Learn to differentiate between ignorance and stupidity.”
Saturday, 24 January
Two thoughts from Anthony Trollope
“Never think that you’re not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. People will take you very much at your own reckoning.”
“There is nothing more tyrannical than a strong popular feeling among a democratic people.”
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Timely Jim.
Dear Jim,
Thank you for sharing these quotes! Some of my faves this week:
Baldassare Castiglione:
“Men demonstrate their courage far more often in little things than in great.”
Martin Luther King Jr.:
“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”
Richard Feynman:
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.”
J. Robert Oppenheimer:
“We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism.”
Oscar Wilde:
“Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original virtue.”
Anthony Trollope:
“Never think that you’re not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. People will take you very much at your own reckoning.”
Thank you!
Love
Myq