The early bird catches the worm.
(English proverb.)
Μήνας: Μάιος 2017
Daily quote: Anton Chekhov, «But perhaps the universe…»
Perhaps the universe is suspended
on the tooth of some monster…
(Anton Chekhov: Notebooks.)
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Daily quote: Anatole France, «The impotence of God…»
The impotence of God is infinite…
(Anatole France: Under the rose.)
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Αrchbishop Whately, «To know…»
To know your ruling passion,
examine your castles in the air.
(Αrchbishop Whately: Apophthegms.)
Nietzsche, «Formula…»
Formula of my happiness:
a Yes, a No, a straight line,
a goal . . .
(Nietzsche: Twilight of the Idols.)
Goethe, «Everything…»
Everything that is alive
forms an atmosphere
around itself.
(Goethe: Maxims and Reflections)
Einstein, «I am enough…»
I am enough of an artist
to draw freely
upon my imagination.
(Einstein: From interview.)
Newton, «If I have seen…»
If I have seen further
it is by standing
on the shoulders of Giants.
(Newton: Letter to R. Hooke.)
Newton, «Plato…»
Plato is my friend,
Aristotle is my friend,
but my greatest friend is truth.
(Newton: From notes.)
Laplace, «Man follows…»
Man follows only phantoms.
(Laplace.)