Tuesday, October 12, 2004
October 12, 2004
“Through every rift of discovery some seeming anomaly drops out of the darkness, and falls, as a golden link into the great chain of order.”
- Edwin Hubbel Chapin (1814 - 1880), American clergyman, author.
“The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.”
- Mortimer Adler (1902 - 2001), American philosopher, educator, editor.
“For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don't enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are that you're not going to be very happy. If someone bases his happiness or unhappiness on major events like a great new job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn't going to be happy much of the time. If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.”
- Andy Rooney (b. 1919), American journalist and new commentator.
“Through every rift of discovery some seeming anomaly drops out of the darkness, and falls, as a golden link into the great chain of order.”
- Edwin Hubbel Chapin (1814 - 1880), American clergyman, author.
“The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.”
- Mortimer Adler (1902 - 2001), American philosopher, educator, editor.
“For most of life, nothing wonderful happens. If you don't enjoy getting up and working and finishing your work and sitting down to a meal with family or friends, then the chances are that you're not going to be very happy. If someone bases his happiness or unhappiness on major events like a great new job, huge amounts of money, a flawlessly happy marriage or a trip to Paris, that person isn't going to be happy much of the time. If, on the other hand, happiness depends on a good breakfast, flowers in the yard, a drink or a nap, then we are more likely to live with quite a bit of happiness.”
- Andy Rooney (b. 1919), American journalist and new commentator.
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