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.”
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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.”
Quote of the day 03/03/25
From Francis Bacon: “Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable.”
Quote of the day 03/02/25
From Francis Bacon: “They are ill discoverers that think there is no land when they can see nothing but sea.”
