“Let your mind become a lens, thanks to the converging rays of attention; let your soul be all intent on whatever it is that is established in your mind as a dominant, wholly absorbing idea.”
— Antonin-Dalmace Sertillanges
Quotes
A day of acquaintance,
And then the longer span of custom.
But first —
The hour of astonishment.
“Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don’t.”
— Bill Nye
“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.”
— Jimi Hendrix
“Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement.”
— Will Rogers
“The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.”
— Von Clausewitz
“The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense.”
— Tom Clancy
“Luck is the residue of design.”
— Branch Rickey
“I criticize by creation – not by finding fault.”
— Cicero
“A pint of sweat saves a gallon of blood.”
— General George S. Patton