Wise words
To be in the bullring
It is not the same to talk of bulls as to be in the bullring. – Spanish proverb
Consequences
In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments – there are consequences. – Robert Green Ingersoll
Computers are useless
Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. – Pablo Picasso
Humanity is exalted
Humanity is exalted not because we are so far above other living creatures, but because knowing them well elevates the very concept of life. – Edward O. Wilson
Unlearn what is untrue
The most useful piece of learning for the uses of life is to unlearn what is untrue. – Antisthenes
Someday you will have been all of these
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday you will have been all of these. – George Washington Carver
An opening for maliciousness
As soon as you concern yourself with the “good” and “bad” of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter. Testing, competing with, and criticizing others weakens and defeats you. – Morihei Ueshiba