“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.” Seneca. (Like these raw stones, we need a little friction to become our best. Don’t look at the trials before you as obstacles, consider them as a training ground, and improve.)
Category Archives: Philosophy
The Monday Morning Quote #656
“The inquiry in England is not whether a man has talents and genius, but whether he is passive and polite and a virtuous ass and obedient to noblemen’s opinions in art and science. If he is, he is a good man. If not, he must be starved.” — William Blake 210503 #
The Monday Morning Quote #652
Travel changes you. As you move through this world & this life, you change things slightly. You leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life & travel leave marks on you. Anthony Bourdain
The Monday Morning Quote #644
“The Unexamined Life is Not Worth Living” Plato, Apology 38
In Praise of Simplicity
“As you continue your craft, simplicity reveals itself in most cases. The younger you are the more you think the most baroque solution is the good one, and sometimes it is, but you learn to identify simplicity.” Guillermo Del Toro. Guillermo del Toro’s belief in the power of simplicity drives him to do what manyContinue reading “In Praise of Simplicity”
The Monday Morning Quote #635
“The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilised community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others.” John Stuart Mill On Liberty 1859
The Monday Morning Quote #615
“It’s Your Outlook That Matters” Swami Vivekananda From 15 Laws of Life
The Monday Morning Quote #608
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” William James
The Monday Morning Quote #607
“Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.” William James
…and I thought self control was always a good thing.
Sometimes you have to admit that everything you thought was wrong was (possibly) right. Could it be that all those good habits, all that resisting temptation and weeks of denial were for nothing? Is it possible that beating myself up after the third chocolate digestive and saying “no” to things that would have been funContinue reading “…and I thought self control was always a good thing.”
The Incisal Edge 