C.S. Lewis, on the road to success
“Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.”
Archive for June, 2017
Quote of the day, June 30
June 30, 2017Quote of the day, June 29
June 29, 2017Ralph Waldo Emerson, on creativity
“Be not the slave of your own past. Plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep and swim far, so you shall come back with self-respect, with new power, with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old.”
Quote of the day, June 28
June 29, 2017Henry David Thoreau, on rules
“Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.”
Quote of the day, June 27
June 27, 2017Marcus Tullius Cicero, on teaching
“The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.”
Quote of the day, June 26
June 26, 2017Umberto Eco, on reality
“I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.”
Quote of the day, June 25
June 25, 2017John Gardner, on writing book reviews
“Writing a review isn’t really analytical; it’s for the most part quick reactions—joys and rages. I certainly never write a book review about I don’t think worth reviewing, a flat-out bad book, unless it’s an enormously bad book.”
Quote of the day, June 24
June 25, 2017Gilda Radner, on dogs
“I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive.”
Quote of the day, June 23
June 23, 2017Ralph Waldo Emerson, on knowledge
“I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.”
Quote of the day, June 22
June 23, 2017William Shakespeare, on action
“Action is eloquence.”
Quote of the day, June 21
June 23, 2017Confucius, on self-reflection
“When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.”
