“If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” Mark Twain Mark Twain was the pen name of American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He is best known for the novels “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” and “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”. This quote needs little by way of explanation. Keep your life simple. OurContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Truth”
Category Archives: Quotes
Quote of the Day: Consent
“Remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 but is best remembered for her work championing human rights. This is a difficult quote for most of us because it is easy to agree with theContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Consent”
Quote of the Day: Revenge
“The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.” Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius Antoninus is perhaps my favourite philosopher, he was the Roman emperor from 161 to 180 and was known as the last of the Five Good Emperors. He is known for his stoic philosophy. This quote is not so much about proportionalityContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Revenge”
Quote of the Day: Lost
“It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when they have lost their way.” Rollo May Rollo May was an American 20th-century psychologist who played central roles both in developing and popularizing existential psychology. This quote sums up human behaviour well; in that, it is the very times when we need toContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Lost”
Quote of the Day: Simple
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” Confucius Oh, I wish this was true! I can’t seem to avoid the complications and entrapments of life. We need food, water, shelter, warmth, family, companionship, and love! Simple. Why is life not so? Thank you for reading my writings. If you’d like to,Continue reading “Quote of the Day: Simple”
Quote of the Day: Kindness
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” Socrates Daily, we get wrapped up in fighting our own personal battles. We easily forget that people are the same as us, and have their personal battles too. We love their kind thoughts toward us when we share our battles with them. We doContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Kindness”
Quote of the Day: Tired
“When we are tired, we are attacked by ideas we conquered long ago.” Friedrich Nietzsche Which one of us does not know, or has not experienced this feeling? Battles of old, doubts, personal recriminations, and replays of things that never happened. At these times we need to perform a “stock take” of our lives asContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Tired”
Quote of the Day: Opinion
“Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.” Bertrand Russell Bertrand Russell is perhaps my favourite of the “modern-day” philosophers as he made philosophy available to a wide audience through his books, lectures, and broadcasts. This quote will surely resonate with all the scientists, academics, inventors, andContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Opinion”
Quote of the Day: Trust
“Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do.” Benjamin Spock Dr. Spock was an American pediatrician whose book “The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care” sold more than 50 million copies in 42 languages. The book title gives a clue to the message in the quote, which is common sense. MostContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Trust”
Quote of the Day: Progress
“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” Frank Zappa American singer Frank Zappa may not be remembered for his philosophical quotes, but, wow, this one is a cracker! I have written before about change and this quote is along the same theme. Change is inevitable, and not all change is positive, but changeContinue reading “Quote of the Day: Progress”
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