Invert
Invert, always invert. Maxim of Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi – born Jacques Simon, German mathematician, founder of the mathematical and physical seminar in Königsberg (1804-1851)
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Sense of Christmas
The most precious gift that we can give to someone is the time we take to spend with them. If we appreciate this, we have understood the meaning of Christmas. Roswitha Bloch – German lyricist, aphorist and lecturer (b. 1957), Quotations book 2017
Acto con amor
The Lord does not look so much to the grandeur of our works as to the love with which they are done. Teresa of Àvila – spanish mystic and Catholic nun (1515-1582), from “Interior Castle” (1588), Quotations book 2017 El Señor no mira tanto la grandeza de las obras como el amor con que se hacen. Teresa de Ávila – mística y doctor de la Iglesia española (1515-1582), a...
Longing as motivation
If you want to build a ship, don”t drum up people to gather wood and don”t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. popular version of an excerpt of chapter 75 from “Citadelle” (1948) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry – French writer and aviator (1900-1944), Quotations book 2018 Originally written as: Créer le navire ce...
Friend – Ships
There are good ships, and there are wood ships, the ships that sail the sea. But the best ships are friendships, and may they always be. Irish saying – Quotations book 2018
Christo
The modern clergy believe they can bring man closer to Christ by insisting on Christ’s humanity. Thus forgetting that we do not trust in Christ because He is man, but because He is God. Nicolás Gómez Dávila – Colombian philosopher (1913-1994), from “Escolios a un Texto Implícito: Selección”, p. 472 (1977), Quotations book 2017 El clero moderno cree poder acercar mejor el...
Seeing the world
You don”t see the world as it is, you see the world as you are. Wisdom – Quotations book 2017
Go ahead and do it
If it”s a good idea, go ahead and do it. It is much easier to apologize than it is to get permission. Grace B. M. Hopper – American compoter pioneer, member of the US Navy (1906-1992), Quotations book 2017
Perseverance
It”s not that I”m so smart; it”s just that I stay with problems longer. attributed to Albert Einstein – German physicist, Nobel prize in physics 1921 (1879-1955)
Brilliance
Brilliance is the ability to simplify a mass amount of information into a simple yes/no decision. Warren Buffett – American value investor, Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (b. 1930), Quotations book 2017
Humility instead of arrogance
Wealth is not the problem, but the arrogance that often accompanies it and conversely, poverty is not a blessing, but the humility which often accompanies it is. following Johan Chrysostom – born Johan of Antioch, Greek Doctor of Church, 398-407 Archbishof of Constantinopel (344 or 349-407), Quotations book 2017
The right perspective
The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The realist adjusts the sails. American proverb – Quotations book 2017
Progress starts in Little steps
All mankind”s progress has been achieved as a result of the initiative of a small minority that began to deviate from the ideas and customs of the majority until their example finally moved the others to accept the innovation themselves. Ludwig von Mises – Austrian economist (1881-1973), from “Liberalism: In the Classical Tradition” (1927), Quotations book...
Education
Education is important, especially when it comes to dismantling prejudices. You can”t help being a prisoner within your own mind, but the least you can do is ensure that the cell is decently furnished. Sir Peter Ustinov – English actor and writer (1921-2004), Quotations book 2017
Realize
It”s hardest to see what”s wrong about what seems normal. Jane S. Fonda – American actress and writer (b. 1937), in “My Life So Far”, act two, chapter 1 “1968” (2010)
Initiative
Business is not about ideas, it’s about initiatives. Sergio Zyman – Mexican marceting executive and Company founder, advisor for Coca Cola (b. 1945), Quotations book 2017
New ideas
I can”t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I”m frightened of the old ones. John Cage – American composer, musical theorist and writer (1912-1992), from an interview with Richard Kostelanetz, published in “Conversing with Cage” (1988), Quotations book 2017
Evolution of a crisis
The crisis takes a much longer time coming than you think, and then it happens much faster than you would have thought. Prof. Dr. Rüdiger “Rudi” Dornbusch – German-born American economist (1942-2002), in an interview for “Frontline” (PBS, 1995), Quotations book 2018
Hope
Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out. Dr. h. c. Václav Havel – Czech writer and politician, 1993-2003 president of the Czech Republik (1936-2011), from “Disturbing the peace: a conversation with Karel Karel Hvížd̕ala”, Chapter...
Wisdom: A Column of Benjamin Franklin’s Ageless Maxims and Aphorisms
He invented the “Franklin” open stove. He discovered that lightning is an electrical discharge by experimenting with a kite during a thunderstorm. He founded the Philadelphia Library, the University of Pennsylvania, and the American Philosophical Society. An accomplished linguist, he helped his nation better its relations with the European powers when those relations were critical...