C.S. Lewis, on the road to success
“Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.”
C.S. Lewis, on the road to success
“Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement.”
Ralph 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.”
Henry David Thoreau, on rules
“Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.”
Marcus Tullius Cicero, on teaching
“The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.”
Umberto 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.”
John 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.”
Gilda 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.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson, on knowledge
“I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.”
William Shakespeare, on action
“Action is eloquence.”
Confucius, on self-reflection
“When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.”