Common Wisdoms

Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the presence of faith. Captain Eugene “Red” McDaniel – American pilot and member of the U.S. Navy, veteran of the Viet nam war (b. 1931), in his speech at the “Salute to Veterans Awards” at the Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria, Virginia (Nov. 6, 2019)

The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. wisdom, originates from Ellen Parr – American aphorist, quoted in “Reader’s Digest”, volume 117 (December 1980), flasely attributed to Dorothy Parker (American writer, 1893-1967)

There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday and the other is called tomorrow. Today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live. adage, falsely attributed to the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso – born Lhamo Thondup, Tibetan spiritual leader and head of Tibetan Buddhism (b. 1935)

A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams. wisdom

La unidad sin multiplicidad es tiranía, la multiplicidad sin unidad es desintegración. Papa León XIV —cuyo nombre de nacimiento es Robert Francis Prevost, Santo Padre desde 2025 (n. 1955), de la Carta Apostólica “In unitate fidei” en el 1700 aniversario del Concilio de Nicea(23 de noviembre de 2025) L’unità senza molteplicità è tirannia, la molteplicità senza unità è...

Whosoever will be great among you… shall be the servant of all. A ruler’s sovereignty, Your Majesty, is in the hearts of the people. Only by service to others can a man, or nation, be godlike. Toyohiko Kagawa –  Japanese christian reformer, labour unionist and pacifist (1888-1960), in his lecture before emperor Hirohito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo (February...

The most important thing in communication is to hear what is not said. attributed to Peter F. Drucker – Austrian-born American management expert (1909-2005)

The end of Religion is not to teach us how to die, but how to live; and the earlier you become wise and good, the more of happiness you secure. Anne Brontë – English writer (1820-1849), in “Agnes Grey”, chapter 23 (1847)

The longest, most beautiful, but also most difficult journey is from the head to the heart. wisdom

Optimism is the true philosopher’s stone, that turns whatever it touches into gold. attributed to Jean Etienne Chaponnière – Swiss sculptor (1801-1835)

An optimist does not stand in the rain, he takes a shower under a cloud. wisdom

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,...

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”...