“A day without laughter is a day wasted.” Nicolas Chamfort Nicolas Chamfort was an 18th Century French writer who had a rather tragic end to his life during the final throws of the excesses of the French Revolution when after a failed suicide attempt, he was left scarred and in pain for his final days.Continue reading “Quote of the Day: Laughter”
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Quote of the Day: Change
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi This quote, for me, is all about ownership. Owning the change that you would like to make and not waiting for others to make it for you. Facillitate, impress, encourage and, if necessary, cajole, but make it happen yourself! And then beContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Change”
Quote of the Day: More on Hope
“Hope is a waking dream.” Aristotle To continue my recent theme on hope, today I go back to 4th Century Athens, and one of the great philosophers of all time, Aristotle. I like this quote as Aristotle somehow makes hope into an active emotion, taking it from the subconscious mind into the conscious and makingContinue reading “Quote of the Day: More on Hope”
Quote of the Day: Liberty
“Man is born free, but is everywhere in chains” Jean-Jacques Rousseau A famous quote on liberty from the 18th Century that still rings true today. Rousseau postulates that our governments and states imprison us with laws, however, I believe that western states, for the most part, protect us from anarchy. What do you think? ThankContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Liberty”
Quote of the Day: Achievement
“The greater the difficulty, the more glory in surmounting it” Epicurus This quote is all about the joy of achieving. Epicurus was a 4th-century bce philosopher from Athens and is best known for his theories of hedonism and pleasure. Glory can be defined as “high renown or honour won by notable achievements” and to me,Continue reading “Quote of the Day: Achievement”
Quote of the Day: Science
“Science is what you know. Philosophy is what you don’t know” Bertrand Russell I have a love of both science and philosophy and have been, and still am, a student of each. To “know” something in science you must exhaustedly try to falsify the theory, and when you can’t, you take the theory to beContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Science”
Quote of the Day: Life
“Life must be understood backward. But it must be lived forward ” Søren Kierkegaard Kierkegaard was a 19th Century Danish philosopher who was dubbed “the father of existentialism.” This quote reminds me of reflective wisdom. Wisdom is always the thing we receive just after we needed it! Perhaps that is why some of our decisionsContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Life”
Quote of the Day: Wisdom
“Even while they teach, men learn” Seneca the Younger You can read a quote several times and it is just a quote, but when you explain it to someone else its true meaning becomes apparent. Through teaching, discussion, and argument information becomes knowledge. When the knowledge is applied it becomes wisdom! Thank you for readingContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Wisdom”
Quote of the Day: Change
“One cannot step twice in the same river” Heraclitus I came across this quote for the first time 10 years ago and it has stayed with me ever since. Heraclitus proposes that in life nothing stays the same. If we put our foot in a river, then take it out before returning it again, theContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Change”
Quote of the Day: Great Thoughts
“He who thinks great thoughts, often makes great errors” Martin Heidegger Whilst I agree with Heidegger that the potential is there to over reach, or be over optimistic, I disagree with the sentiment of limiting one’s thoughts to closer horizons! I want to risk the mistakes in order to dream and achieve more? Am IContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Great Thoughts”
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