From William James: “Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half awake.”
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Quote of the day 12/13/25
From William James: “Beyond the very extremes of fatigue and distress, men… break into a new realm of power and endurance.”
Quote of the day 12/08/25
From William James: “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”
Quote of the day 12/05/25
From Confucius: “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
Quote of the day 11/28/25
From Søren Kierkegaard: “If anyone on the verge of action should judge himself according to the outcome, he would never begin.”
Quote of the day 11/25/25
From Søren Kierkegaard: “To be a human being is a work of art.”
Quote of the day 11/22/25
From Marcus Aurelius: “We should remember that even Nature’s inadvertence has its own charm, its own attractiveness. The way loaves of bread split open on top in the oven; the ridges are just by-products of the baking, and yet pleasing, somehow: they rouse our appetite without our knowing why.Or how ripe figs begin to burst.AndContinue reading “Quote of the day 11/22/25”
Quote of the day 11/19/25
From Marcus Aurelius: “When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive-to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
Quote of the day 11/17/25
From Søren Kierkegaard: “Hope is a passion for the possible.”
Quote of the day 11/16/25
From Gautama Buddha: “If you light a lamp for someone else, it will also brighten your own path.”
