The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have. – John Locke, 16 May 1699 Category: Thinking
Is education possibly a process of trading awareness for things of lesser worth? The goose who trades his is soon a pile of feathers. – Aldo Leopold Category: Education
Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public. – Epictetus Category: Imagination
I left my job in the fall, and now I can set my life up around writing instead of squeezing writing into my day its amazing to have that time, and I feel very lucky. – Karen Thompson Walker Category: amazing