Two Thoughts (21 - 27 April)
Sunday, 21 April
Two thoughts from Zora Neale Hurston
"There are years that ask questions and years that answer."
"Learning without wisdom is a load of books on a donkey's back."
Monday, 22 April
Two thoughts from Jesmyn Ward
“What’s done in the dark always comes to the light.”
“It’s like a snake that sheds its skin. The outside look different when the scales change, but the inside always the same.”
Tuesday, 23 April
Two thoughts from Nir Eyal
"Why not live now instead of someday?"
“Empowering children with the autonomy to control their own time is a tremendous gift. Even if they fail from time to time, failure is part of the learning process.”
Wednesday, 24 April
Two thoughts from Andrew Carnegie
“You are what you think. So just think big, believe big, act big, work big, give big, forgive big, laugh big, love big and live big.”
“The older I get the less I listen to what people say and the more I look at what they do.”
Thursday, 25 April
Two thoughts from Karl Jaspers
"The essence of philosophy is not the possession of the truth but the search for truth."
"A scientific approach means knowing what one knows and what one doesn't. Absolute or complete knowledge is unscientific."
Friday, 26 April
Two thoughts from Julius Rosenwald
"Do not be fooled into believing that because a man is rich he is necessarily smart. There is ample proof to the contrary."
"The best use of wealth is not to create a sense of superiority, but to uplift and empower others."
Saturday, 27 April
Two thoughts from Stephen Girard
"If I thought I was going to die tomorrow, I should nevertheless plant a tree today."
“My deeds must be my life. When I am gone, they will speak for me.”
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dear jim,
thanks as always for these quotes! some of my faves from today:
Nir Eyal: "Why not live now instead of someday?"
Karl Jaspers: "The essence of philosophy is not the possession of the truth but the search for truth."
Julius Rosenwald: "The best use of wealth is not to create a sense of superiority, but to uplift and empower others."
Stephen Girard: "If I thought I was going to die tomorrow, I should nevertheless plant a tree today."
thanks for sharing!
much love
myq
I have long wondered at the fact that truth and wisdom can be well expressed in very few words.