A Collection of Quotes
“Anyone who has begun to think, places some portion of the world in jeopardy.” – John Dewey
“The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.” – John Dewey
“Time and memory are true artists; they remould reality nearer to the heart’s desire” – John Dewey
“Necessity is the mother of invention” - proverb
“The obligation to endure gives us the right to know” - Jean Rostand / Rachel Carson
“He had an impression, but some of his impressions are illusions” - Daniel Kahneman
“It’s one thing to be able to solve a problem. It’s another skill to think of a problem to solve” - Unknown
“Though the church is nearby, it’s slippery to walk there; the tavern is far away, but I will walk there carefully” - Vladimir Dahl’s collection of Russian proverbs
“Depression is seductive – it offends and teases, frightens you and draws you in.” - Stephen L. Carter
“Sadness has a velvet sensuality to it, wrapping the soul in a quiet, heavy embrace.” - Unknown
“The Roman Senate did not allow slaves to wear clothes that could distinguish them from ordinary citizens. Different costumes could make the enslaved aware of how numerous they are and lead to open rebellion” - Seneca the Younger, De Clementia 1.24
“An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
“You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of great violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful; you’re harmless” - Unknown
“It’s better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war” - Miyamoto Musashi
“A warrior prays for peace but prepares for war” - Unknown
“If you want peace, prepare for war” - Roman proverb
“In peace, prepare for war; in war, prepare for peace” - Sun Tzu
“The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools” - Thucydides
“There are known knowns; there are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns; that is to say, there are things we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns – the ones we don’t know we don’t know” - Donald Rumsfeld