Good morning,
Continuing this week with inspirational/thoughtful quotations in contemplation of the new year:
“But so long as men are not trained to withhold judgment in the absence of evidence, they will be led astray by cocksure prophets, and it is likely that their leaders will be either ignorant fanatics or dishonest charlatans. To endure uncertainty is difficult, but so are most of the other virtues.” –Bertrand Russell, Philosophy for Laymen (1946)
“Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once.” –William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, Act I, scene II (1599)
“(The man of melancholy frame of mind) cares little for what others judge, what they consider good or true…Truthfulness is sublime, and he hates lies or dissimulation. He has a high feeling of the dignity of human nature. He values himself and regards a human being as a creature who merits respect. He suffers no depraved submissiveness, and breathes freedom in a noble breast. All chains, from the gilded ones worn at court to the heavy irons of galley slaves, are abominable to him. He is a strict judge of himself and others, and not seldom is weary of himself as of the world…. He is in danger of becoming a visionary or a crank.” –Immanuel Kant, Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime
“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.” –Mark Twain
Have a great day,
Glenn
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All wonderful quotes. Thanks very much Glenn. Happy New Year to you.