“Merle Crowell tells a story about a Greenland Eskimo who joined an Arctic expedition. For his faithful guide service he was rewarded with a visit to New York City. Dazzled by the wonders, he couldn’t wait to tell the folks back home in Greenland. He described “stacks of igloos that reached the clouds” and “crowded … Read moreThe Allegory of The Eskimo: Illusion Is Beauty
“It’s clear to me that there is no good reason for many philosophy books to sound as complicated as they do.” -Alain De Button
“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” -Henry David Thoreau
“Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.” — Richard Whately
“To learn something well, you need to study it for a while and then take a break.” – Loren Frank
“As a man is taught, so he believes. Thoughts being things, they may be planted like seeds in the mind of the child and completely dominate his mental content. Given the favorable soil of the will to believe, whether the seed-thoughts be sound or unsound, whether they be of pure superstition or of realizable truth, … Read moreThought Seeds
“The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.” -Sydney J. Harris
