Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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Anton Chekhov: Corporal punishment
It is not only the prisoners who grow coarse and hardened from corporal punishment, but those as well who perpetrate the act or are present to witness it. -Anton Chekhov, short-story writer and dramatist (1860-1904)
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Zelda Fitzgerald: Loose ends
“It is the loose ends with which men hang themselves.” — Zelda Fitzgerald, American writer
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Philips Brooks: Best advisers
“The best advisers, helpers and friends, always are not those who tell us how to act in special cases, but who give us out of themselves, the ardent spirit and desire to act right, and leave us then, even through many blunders, to find out what our form of right action is.” ~Philips Brooks. Embed…
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George Santayana: Language
“Language is like money, without which specific relative values may well exist and be felt, but cannot be reduced to a common denominator.” —George Santayana, philosopher (1863-1952).
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Traveling talent
A fellow of mediocre talent will remain a mediocrity, whether he travels or not; but one of superior talent (which without impiety I cannot deny that I possess) will go to seed if he always remains in the same place. -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer and musician (1756-1791)
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Bernard Mandeville: Laziness defined
“We seldom call anybody lazy, but such as we reckon inferior to us, and of whom we expect some service.” — Bernard Mandeville, Dutch philosopher
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William Shakespeare: Nobler?
“To be or not to be — whether ’tis is nobler in the mind to suffer…or take up arms against a sea of troubles?” ~William Shakespeare
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Bertrand Russell: Toothily verified
Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives’ mouths. ~Bertrand Russell
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Herbert Read: Progress
“Progress is measured by the degree of differentiation within a society. ” Herbert Read
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James Thurber: Of glows and glares
There are two kinds of light — the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures. -James Thurber, writer and cartoonist (1894-1961)
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Franklin D. Roosevelt: Freedom
In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt, Speech, September 22, 1936 32nd president of US (1882 – 1945)
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Ludwig Börne: Goodwill
Goodwill is the one and only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy.” — Ludwig Börne, German political writer and satirist.
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James Baldwin: Society
Society is held together by our need; we bind it together with legend, myth, coercion, fearing that without it we will be hurled into that void, within which, like the earth before the Word was spoken, the foundations of society are hidden. —James Baldwin
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Calvin Coolidge: The said hurt
I have never been hurt by what I have not said.” — Calvin Coolidge, 30th U.S. president
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Jeffrey Gitomer: Lions and gazelles
“Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle —…
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Mahatma Gandhi: Prayer
Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one’s weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart. —Mahatma Gandhi
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Rainer Maria Rilke: Find the words
“Do not assume that she who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. Her life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains far beyond yours. Were it otherwise, she would never have been able to find these words.” Rainer Maria Rilke
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Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield: Self-conversation
“If a man would allot half an hour every night for self-conversation, and recapitulate with himself whatever he has done, right or wrong, in the course of the day, he would be both the better and the wiser for it.” —Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield
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Theodore Isaac Rubin: Beginning of wisdom
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom. Theodore Isaac Rubin
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Albert Camus: Invincible summer
“In the depths of winter, I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer. ” — Albert Camus
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Francis Bacon: Fooling the devil?
People have discovered that they can fool the devil; but they can’t fool the neighbors.” — Francis Bacon, British writer and statesman.
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Sri Chinmoy: Hate and love
“You can only hate someone whom you have the capacity to love, because if you are really indifferent, you cannot even get up the enough energy to hate him. ” Sri Chinmoy
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Charlotte Bronte: Tranquility and action
“It is vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility; they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it. ” Charlotte Bronte
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Charles de Montesquieu: Tyranny
“There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice. ” ~Charles de Montesquieu
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Timothy Garton Ash: Survival of liberty
“The key to the survival of liberty in the modern world is the embrace of multiple identities. ” Timothy Garton Ash
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Bill Watterson: More to this world
“There’s more to this world than just people you know.” ~Bill Watterson in “Calvin and Hobbes”.
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Mason Cooley: Promises and disappearing people
Magic trick: to make people disappear, ask them to fulfill their promises. ~Mason Cooley
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E.M. Forster: Spoon feeding
Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.” — E.M. Forster, British writer
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Bill Hybels: Cross, not a crown
God led Jesus to a cross, not a crown, and yet that cross ultimately proved to be the gateway to freedom and forgiveness for every sinner in the world. God also asks us as Jesus’ followers to carry a cross. Paradoxically, in carrying that cross, we find liberty and joy and fulfillment. Bill Hybels WillowCreekCommunityChurch
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Christopher Walken: Improvisation
“No, improvising is wonderful. But, the thing is that you cannot improvise unless you know exactly what you’re doing. ” Christopher Walken
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Sandra Casey Cason: Injustice
“I cannot say to a person who suffers injustice, ‘Wait.’ Perhaps you can. I can’t. And having decided that I cannot urge caution I must stand with him. ” ~Sandra Casey Cason
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Confucius: Obviously
“When it’s obvious the goals can’t be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action. ~Confucius
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Albert Einstein: Ethical behaviour
“A man’s ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.” —Albert Einstein
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Jonathan Edwards: New Year's Resolution
Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will. ~Jonathan Edwards
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Carl Sandburg: Time
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. -Carl Sandburg, poet (1878-1967)
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Yevgeny Zamyatin: Raspberry universe
“In the raspberry universe, they were immortal. What did it matter that in another faraway universe people would be killing each other?” ~Yevgeny Zamyatin
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Jewish Proverb: Money in your pocket
“With money in your pocket you are wise, you are handsome, and you sing well too.” Jewish Proverb
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Louise J. Kaplan: Emotional adolescence
Adolescence represents an inner emotional upheaval, a struggle between the eternal human wish to cling to the past and the equally powerful wish to get on with the future. ~Louise J. Kaplan
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Tim Wise: Post-racial
Being asked to describe what ‘post-racial’ means is a bit like being asked to describe a leprechaun, cold fusion or unicorns: we know what is meant, but, if we are willing to be honest, we also know that none of the four describe something real, something tangible, something true. ~Tim Wise
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Charley Reese: Of malice and envy
If malice or envy were tangible and had a shape, it would be the shape of a boomerang. ~Charley Reese
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Taylor Caldwell: Christmas message
“This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone” – Taylor Caldwell, novelist
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Albert Einstein: Longer
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” — Albert Einstein
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: Yearn
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea. — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Dan Millman: Paradox, Humor and Change
“Life has three rules: Paradox, Humor, and Change. – Paradox: Life is a mystery; don’t waste your time trying to figure it out. – Humor: Keep a sense of humor, especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measure – Change: Know that nothing ever stays the same.” ― Dan Millman, Way of the…
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Will Durrant: Nothing
“One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to say.” —Will Durant, American writer, historian and philosopher.
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Paulo Coelho: Value and worth
“Your value does not decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.” ~Paulo Coelho
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Pontius Pilate: Do you not hear?
“Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? ” —Pontius Pilate
