From Marcus Tullius Cicero: “Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century:Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others;Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected;Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it;Refusing to set aside trivial preferences;Neglecting development and refinement of the mind;Attempting to compel others to believe andContinue reading “Quote of the day 09/30/24”
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Quote of the day 08/16/24
From Jack London: “Don’t loaf and invite inspiration; light out after it with a club.”
Quote of the day 08/15/24
From Jack London: “The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”
Quote of the day 04/02/24
From Ernest Hemingway: “Live the full life of the mind, exhilarated by new ideas, intoxicated by the Romance of the unusual.”
Quote of the day 03/03/24
From James Joyce: “I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day.”
Quote of the day 02/29/24
From James Joyce: “Your battles inspired me – not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead.”
Quote of the day 02/23/24
From Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: “Plunge boldly into the thick of life, and seize it where you will, it is always interesting.”
Quote of the day 02/19/24
From Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: “Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.”
Quote of the day 02/17/24
From Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: “Nothing is worth more than this day.”
Quote of the day 02/01/24
From Fyodor Dostoevsky: “Only to live, to live and live! Life, whatever it may be!”
