Two Thoughts (27 October - 2 November)
Sunday, 27 October
Two thoughts from James Russell Lowell
“Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.”
“The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.”
Monday, 28 October
Two thoughts from Julian Huxley
"Human potentialities constitute the world's greatest resource."
"It is curiosity, initiative, originality, and the ruthless application of honesty that count in research- much more than feats of logic and memory alone."
Tuesday, 29 October
Two thoughts from Paul Tillich
“Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.”
“The passion for truth is silenced by answers which have the weight of undisputed authority.”
Wednesday, 30 October
Two thoughts from Plutarch
“What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.”
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.”
Thursday, 31 October
Two thoughts from Vernon Law
"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward."
"Some people are so busy in learning the tricks of the trade that they never learn the trade."
Friday, 1 November
Two thoughts from Eben Alexander
"We can only see what our brain’s filter allows through."
“Laughter and irony are at heart reminders that we are not prisoners in this world, but voyagers through it.”
Saturday, 2 November
Two thoughts from Lynne McTaggart
"To be a true explorer is to carry on your exploration even if it takes you to a place you didn't particularly plan to go to."
“At our most elemental, we are not a chemical reaction, but an energetic charge.”
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Well done sir
dear jim,
thanks as always for these quotes! some of my faves this week:
James Russell Lowell:
“Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.”
“The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.”
Plutarch:
“What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.”
“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.”
Vernon Law:
"Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterward."
"Some people are so busy in learning the tricks of the trade that they never learn the trade."
much appreciated!
love
myq