COMPASSION

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live thoughtlessly and begins to devote himself to his life
with reverence in order to give it true value.
— Albert Schweitzer

2/07/2013

Seeing, Discovering, Learning


To see what is in front of one's nose requires a constant struggle.
- George Orwell


All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered, the point is to discover them.
-Galileo Galilei   


Don't limit a child to your learning, for he was born in another time.
- Rabindranath Tagore


I never let my schooling interfere with my education.
- Mark Twain


Do you wish to be great?  Then begin by being.  Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric?  Think first about the foundation of humility.  The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.
- Saint Augustine


Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.
- Confucius 



There is an art, or rather, a knack to flying.  The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.  Pick a nice day and try it.
- Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy




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