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John Burroughs, Birds and Poets, 1887

The very idea of a bird is a symbol…

6 Feb , 2019  

The very idea of a bird is a symbol and a suggestion to the poet. A bird seems to be at the top of the scale, so vehement and intense his life. . . . The beautiful vagabonds, endowed with every grace, masters of all climes, and knowing no bounds — how many human aspirations […]

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David Viscott

The worst thing one can do is not t…

6 Sep , 2016  

The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized – never knowing. Great short quote and quotation by: David Viscott ,

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Theology is the effort to explain t…

3 May , 2016  

Theology is the effort to explain the unknowable in terms of the not worth knowing. Great short quote and quotation by: H. L. Mencken , US editor (1880 – 1956)

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Laurens Van der Post, Venture to the Interior (1951)

There is a way in which the collect…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is a way in which the collective knowledge of mankind expresses itself, for the finite individual, through mere daily living… a way in which life itself is sheer knowing. Great short quote and quotation by: Laurens Van der Post, Venture to the Interior (1951) ,

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There is no shame in not knowing; t…

3 Jul , 2015  

There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out. Great short quote and quotation by: Russian proverb ,

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Thinking things has been done throu…

17 Dec , 2013  

Thinking things has been done through the ages; knowing things remains to be done. Great short quote and quotation by: Author Unknown ,

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Till a man can judge whether they b…

19 Dec , 2011  

Till a man can judge whether they be truths or not, his understanding is but little improved, and thus men of much reading, though greatly learned, but may be little knowing. Great short quote and quotation by: John Locke , English empiricist philosopher (1632 – 1704)

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Robert C. Murphy

To be listened to is, generally spe…

13 Oct , 2011  

To be listened to is, generally speaking, a nearly unique experience for most people. It is enormously stimulating. It is small wonder that people who have been demanding all their lives to be heard so often fall speechless when confronted with one who gravely agrees to lend an ear. Man clamors for the freedom to […]

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True knowledge exists in knowing th…

13 Oct , 2011  

True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. Great short quote and quotation by: Socrates , Greek philosopher in Athens (469 BC – 399 BC)

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Jerome Seymour Bruner

We are only now on the threshold of…

15 Feb , 2011  

We are only now on the threshold of knowing the range of the educatability of man — the perfectibility of man. We have never addressed ourselves to this problem before. Great short quote and quotation by: Jerome Seymour Bruner ,

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Hazrat Inayat Khan

We grown-up people think that we ap…

15 Feb , 2011  

We grown-up people think that we appreciate music, but if we realized the sense that an infant has brought with it of appreciating sound and rhythm, we would never boast of knowing music. The infant is music itself. In the cradle it in moving its little arms and legs in a certain rhythm. And when […]

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Dora Russell

We want far better reasons for havi…

15 Feb , 2011  

We want far better reasons for having children than not knowing how to prevent them. Great short quote and quotation by: Dora Russell ,

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