No one will ever know
“No one will ever know the violence it took to become this gentle” Anonymous
Quotes
The right things
This quote found me today, and I feel strangely relieved after reading it.
So, I'm not in a hurry, and I'm not worried. Because all good remains as long as I make the space for it.
Faulty reasoning
“Nearly every example of faulty reasoning that has been published is accompanied by the phrase “of course” or its equivalent.” ― Donald Ervin Knuth
Of course that's the case.
New eyes
“Mystery is not about traveling to new places but about looking with new eyes.”
― Marcel Proust
And so, it is time to look at it with a fresh perspective.
Bukowski, the wise man
I am not wise enough to lead, I am wise enough not to follow.
On weak men
A weak man gets destroyed by two things: money and fame. After those things he becames blind.
I don't remember who said it.
Similarly, this:
“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.”
― G. Michael Hopf, Those Who Remain
Both true, I think.
Quote: Alexandre Dumas on wisdom
“All human wisdom is contained in these two words — Wait and Hope” ― Alexandre Dumas The Count of Monte Cristo
Useful – Useless + Your thing = ?
Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless, and add what is specifically your own. Bruce Lee
The beauty of these drops of wisdow is its cross-domain applicability :)
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Dijkstra on simplicity
“Simplicity is a great virtue, but it requires hard work to achieve it and education to appreciate it. And to make matters worse: complexity sells better.” ― Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
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