Rich Carlton
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Rich Carlton
Common sense is not so common.
— Voltaire
The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology.
Edward O. Wilson, debate at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge, Mass., 9 September 2009
"The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom."
- Isaac Asimov
- Isaac Asimov
Den O Rourke (@denbearorourke.bsky.social)
Richard Feynman sums up dialectical thinking:
“We are trying to prove ourselves wrong as quickly as possible, because only in that way we can find progress.”
“Sometimes fear does not subside and you must do it afraid.”
– Elisabeth Elliot
– Elisabeth Elliot
The secret is not to chase butterflies, but to take care of the garden so they'll come to you
The Hollow Men
Mistah Kurtz-he dead
A penny for the Old Guy
I
We are the hollow men
We are the stuffed men
Leaning together
Headpiece filled with straw. Alas!
Our dried voices, when
We whisper together
Are quiet and meaningless
As wind in dry grass
Or rats' feet over broken glass
In our dry cellar
Shape without form, shade without colour,
Paralysed force, gestu... See more
Mistah Kurtz-he dead
A penny for the Old Guy
I
We are the hollow men
We are the stuffed men
Leaning together
Headpiece filled with straw. Alas!
Our dried voices, when
We whisper together
Are quiet and meaningless
As wind in dry grass
Or rats' feet over broken glass
In our dry cellar
Shape without form, shade without colour,
Paralysed force, gestu... See more
The Hollow Men by T S Eliot - Famous poems, famous poets. - All ...
“Those who lack the courage will always find a philosophy to justify it.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: The excuses we live by, how to handle your mistakes, and when productivity doesn't matter
Philosophy and Quotes
On taking action…It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
James Clear • Masters of Habit: Rituals, Lessons, and Quotes from Marcus Aurelius
Philosophy and Quotes