Journey
The longest, most beautiful, but also most difficult journey is from the head to the heart. wisdom
Common Wisdoms
Optimism
Optimism is the true philosopher's stone, that turns whatever it touches into gold. attributed to Jean Etienne Chaponnière - Swiss sculptor (1801-1835)
Matter of opinion
An optimist does not stand in the rain, he takes a shower under a cloud. wisdom
Courage
La vie rétrécit ou s'étend proportionnellement à notre courage. Anaïs Nin - de son vrai nom Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell, écrivaine américaine d'origine française (1903-1977), extrait de son journal, paru dans "The Diary of Anais Nin", volume 3, 1939-1944 (1971) Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage. Anaïs Nin - born Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa...
Arms
This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. Dwight David Eisenhower - American general and politician, 1953-61 34th president (1890-1969), in his address "The Chance for Peace", delivered at the "American Society of Newspaper Editors" (April 16th, 1953)
State as a higher human being
H πολιτεία [...] μου φαίνεται πως γεννήθηκε, επειδή κάθε ένας από μας δεν είναι σε θέση να εξοικονομεί μόνος του όλες τις ανάγκες, αλλά του λείπουν πολλά. The origin of the [state] is to be found in the fact that we do not severally suffice for our own needs, but each of us lacks many things. Plato - Greek philosopher (ca. 428-348 BC), from "Republic" (""Πολιτεία", c. 375...
Patience
Patience is a product of confidence and trust. Peter D. Kaufman – American publisher and business executive, chair and CEO Glenair, Inc. (b. 1954)
Dosing
Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest. William Shakespeare - English writer (1564-1616), from "King Lear", Act 2, scene 4 (c. 1606)
Life
That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are decaying our inner being in renewed each day. The bible, 2 Corinthians 4:16 (GNT)
Is it true, kind, necessary, helpful?
Before you speak ask yourself if what you are going to say is true, is kind, is necessary, is helpful. Bernard Meltzer - British computer scientist, one of the main founders of research on artificial intelligence (1916-2008), Quotations book 2025
Strangers become friends
There are no strangers here; only friends you haven’t yet met. Irish proverb, based in the poem "Faith" (1913) by Edgar A. Guest (British-American poet, 1881-1959)
More blessed to give than to receive
It is more blessed to give than to receive. The Bible, Acts 20:35 (NIV), Quotations book 2025
Fish where the fish are
The first rule of fishing is "Fish where the fish are" and the second rule of fishing is "Don't forget rule number one". Charlie Munger - Vice Chairman Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023), Quotations book 2025
People and books
Our lives change in two ways: through the people we meet and the books we read. Harvey Mackay - American entrepreneur and author of the 2005 New York Times N° 1 bestseller "Swim With The Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive" (b. 1932), from "Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty: The Only Networking Book You'll Ever Need" (1997), Quotations book...
Thankfulness
The more beautiful and full the remembrances, the more difficult the separation. But gratitude transforms the torment of memory into silent joy. One bears what was lovely in the past not as a thorn but as a precious gift deep within. Dietrich Bonhoeffer - German Lutheran theologian (Confessing Church) and resistance fighter (1906-1945), from his letter to Renate and Eberhard Bethge,...
Christmas
I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. Charles Dickens - English writer (1812-1870), from ""A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas", stave four (1843)
Stay positive
Staying positive doesn't mean you have to be happy all the time. It means that even on hard days you know there are better days to come. motivation
Felt from heart
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen nor even touched, but just felt in the heart. Anne Sullivan Macy - born Johanna Mansfield Sullivan, American teacher for blind children (1866-1936), to her later known student Helen Keller (American deaf-blind writer, 1880-1968), from a letter to Reverend Phillips Brook (8. June 1891), published in "The Story of My Life"...
Get the point
If I had more time, I would have written you a shorter letter. saying, based on a quotze by Blaise Pascal - French mathematician and philosopher, (1623-1662), from "Lettres Provinciales" (1657): Je n’ai fait celle-ci plus longue que parce que je n’ai pas eu le loisir de la faire plus courte. I only made this one (letter) longer because I didn't have the leisure to make it shorter. Quotations...