From Francis Bacon: “There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.”
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Quote of the day 02/20/25
From Francis Bacon: “Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand–and melting like a snowflake…”
Quote of the day 02/12/25
From Rumi: “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
Quote of the day 02/11/25
From Rumi: “Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.”
Quote of the day 01/24/25
From Marcus Aurelius: “It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.”
Quote of the day 01/06/25
From William Blake: “Great things are done when men and mountains meet.”
Quote of the day 11/16/24
From Gaston Bachelard: “A word is a bud attempting to become a twig. How can one not dream while writing? It is the pen which dreams. The blank page gives the right to dream.”
Quote of the day 11/13/24
From Heraclitus: “Good character is not formed in a week or a month. It is created little by little, day by day. Protracted and patient effort is needed to develop good character.”
Quote of the day 11/10/24
From Heraclitus: “To get everything you want is not a good thing. Disease makes health seem sweet. Hunger leads to the appreciation of being full-fed. Tiredness creates the enjoyment of resting.”
Quote of the day 10/31/24
From Plutarch: “Many things which cannot be overcome when they are together yield themselves up when taken little by little.”