From R.H. Blyth: “A paradox is not a kind of pun, to be resolved by explaining the double meaning of the word. It does not spring from a desire to mystify the hearers or oneself. It arises from the inability of language to say two things at once “
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Quote of the day 03/12/25
From R.H. Blyth: “We cannot dare, then, to follow our instincts unless we have first entered into the state of death of all the other instincts. Then we can follow our Instincts. We can be like flowing water, like the changing moon.”
Quote of the day 03/11/25
From R.H. Blyth: “Paradoxes are the bright banners of the liberty of the mind. They proclaim that the mind is free to bestow or withhold values.”
Quote of the day 03/10/25
From Francis Bacon: “Great art is always a way of concentrating, reinventing what is called fact, what we know of our existence- a reconcentration… tearing away the veils, the attitudes people acquire of their time and earlier time. Really good artists tear down those veils.”
Quote of the day 03/09/25
From Francis Bacon: “Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.”
Quote of the day 03/08/25
From Francis Bacon: “Seek ye first the good things of the mind, and the rest shall be provided or its loss shall not be felt.”
Quote of the day 03/07/25
From Francis Bacon: “Natural abilities are like natural plants; they need pruning by study.”
Quote of the day 03/06/25
From The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa: “Cambiare tutto perché niente cambi.” “If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.”
Quote of the day 03/05/25
From Francis Bacon: “He that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator.”
Quote of the day 03/04/25
From Francis Bacon: “Great boldness is seldom without some absurdity.”
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