The scholar may be…

IMAGE: The scholar may be better than the master. / The blue made from the indigo is bluer than the indigo plant.

The scholar may be better than the master. / The blue made from the indigo is bluer than the indigo plant. – Xunzi (book) / Xun Kuang (author) ‘An Exhortation to Learning’ (Image by engin akyurt from Pixabay) / (Image… More »

We never meet…

IMAGE: We never meet without parting. [We never meet without a parting.] / The best of friends must part. / Meeting is the beginning of parting.

We never meet without parting. [We never meet without a parting.] / The best of friends must part. / Meeting is the beginning of parting. (Image by 【中文ID】愚木混株 【Instagram】cdd20 from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from… More »

The first breath is…

IMAGE: The first breath is the beginning of death. / As soon as man is born he begins to die. / No birth without death.

The first breath is the beginning of death. / As soon as man is born he begins to die. / No birth without death. (Image by Andrew Martin from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google… More »

A good conscience is…

IMAGE: A good conscience is a soft pillow. [A clear conscience is a soft pillow.] / A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.

A good conscience is a soft pillow. [A clear conscience is a soft pillow.] / A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. / (Being free of guilt makes one sleep well.) (Image by kbt1016 from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text,… More »

We forfeit…

IMAGE: We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves to be like other people.

We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves to be like other people. – Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 – 1860) (Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay) / (Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »

We often discover…

IMAGE: We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.

We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery. – Samuel Smiles (1812 – 1904): Self-Help ch.11 (Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech… More »

We know too much and…

IMAGE: We know too much and feel too little. At least we feel too little of those creative emotions from which a good life springs.

We know too much and feel too little. At least we feel too little of those creative emotions from which a good life springs. – Bertrand (Arthur William) Russel (1872 – 1970) (Image by DAMIAN NIOLET from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by… More »

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