Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Tibetian Buddhist monk and teacher:
“Those who seek happiness in pleasure, wealth, glory, power, and heroics are as naive as the child who tries to catch a rainbow and wear it as a coat.”
Jules Barbey d’Aurevilly, French mystery novelist:
“Pleasure is the happiness of madmen, while happiness is the pleasure of sages.”
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Marcus Aurelius, Stoic philosopher and Emperor of Rome from 161 - 180 CE:
“Look within; within is the fountain of all good.”
James Yorke, mathematician and physicist known for his work on chaos theory:
“The most successful people are those who are good at Plan B.”
Charles Darwin, creator of the biological theory of evolution via natural selection:
“It is not the strongest of the species that survices, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”
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Samuel Butler, 17th-century British poet:
“Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes along.”
Benjamin Franklin, author, political theorist, politician, printer, scientist, inventor, civic activist, diplomat, and one of the best-known Founding Fathers of the United States of America:
“It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority.”
Thomas H. Huxley, English biologist and early proponent of evolution:
“Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of [...]
LaVonn Schlegel, business strategy consultant:
“Indifference is a horrible, insidious disease that can destroy.”
Oscar Wilde, Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer:
“A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.”
William Glasser, American psychiatrist and developer of Reality Therapy and Choice Theory:
“We learn 10% of what we READ,
20% of what we HEAR,
30% of what we SEE,
50% of what we SEE and HEAR,
70% of what is DISCUSSED with OTHERS,
80% of what is EXPERIENCED PERSONALLY, and
95% of what we TEACH TO SOMEONE ELSE.”
Mortimer Adler, American Aristotelian philosopher and author:
“The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as long as we live.”
Ludwig von Mises, the “uncontested dean of the Austrian School of economics“:
“Many who are self-taught far excel the doctors, masters, and bachelors of the most renowned universities.”
Isaac Asimov:
“Self-education is, I [...]
Mark Twain, American humorist, satirist, writer, and lecturer:
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness - all foes to real understanding.”