At a certain age some people’s minds close up; they live on their intellectual fat.
- William Lyon Phelps, 1865-1943, American educator and critic
My take: fight fat – exercise mind and body.
Archive for June 15th, 2008
Closed mind
Posted in Quotation, tagged fat, intelligence, mind, opinionated, Phelps, William Lyon Phelps on June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Desires
Posted in Quotation, tagged Baba, coins, desires, greed, Satya Sai Baba on June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Man’s many desires are like the small metal coins he carries about in his pocket. The more he has the more they weigh him down.
- Satya Sai Baba, 1926? -, Indian guru and religious teacher
My take: lose the loose change.
Education
Posted in Quotation, tagged ancesters, education, Holmes, lineage, Oliver Wendell Holmes on June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A child’s education should begin at least one hundred years before he is born.
-Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1809-1894, American author, physician, humorist.
My take: Might be nice if great grandpa started the college education fund as well.
Reading
Posted in Quotation, tagged Hobbes, reading, Thomas Hobbes on June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If I had read as much as other men, I should have known no more than other men.
-Thomas Hobbes, 1588-1679, English philosopher.
My take: (1) If you want to rise above the crowd, you must do more than the crowd, (2): You can never read too much.
