Category Archives: The Thought for the Day/2018
The Thought for the Day – Francis Bacon
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. – Francis Bacon Francis Bacon (1561-1626) was an English writer, statesman and philosopher … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Senior Chief Haugland
Once is a mistake, twice is a habit. – Senior Chief Quartermaster (Submarines) Haugland, US Navy Quartermaster Submarine School, New London, CT, Summer, 1984 We’ve been keeping our quotebook since 1988 and while most of them have come from books … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Ngaio Marsh
So easily do our standards adjust themselves to our circumstances that whereas on her first night at the Vulcan the Greenroom had seemed a blessed haven, her hours of precarious security had bred a longing for a bed and ordered … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Charles Bukowski
They couldn’t understand it and they could…They had their food and water right there, but what was that open space? – Charles Bukowski, Post Office Charles Bukowski (1920-94) was an American poet and writer. We discovered Bukowski at the Huntington … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – John Dewey
Ignorance is not bliss, it is unconsciousness and slavery. – John Dewey John Dewey (1859-1952) was an American educator and psychologist, recognized by some as America’s preeminent philosopher whose influence on American education has been profound. Dewey thought education should … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – J.R.R. Tolkien
For still there are so many things/That I have never seen/In every wood in every spring/There is a different green. – J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings We are not entirely certain, but J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) might be this … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Will Durant
The individual succumbs, but he does not die if he has left something to mankind. – Will Durant, The Story of Civilization: The Reformation Will Durant (1885-1981), a regular contributor to this feature, was an American writer, historian and teacher. … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – John Kennedy Toole
Oh, what low joke was Fortuna playing on him now? Arrest, accident, job! Where would this dreadful cycle ever end? – John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces John Kennedy Toole (1937-1969) was an American writer and professor. A troubled … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – John le Carre
I had found what I was looking for – a man like myself, but one who in his search for meaning had discovered a worthwhile object for his life; who had paid every price and not counted it a sacrifice; … Continue reading
The Thought for the Day – Chairman Mao
On a blank page anything is possible. – Mao Zedong Mao Zedong(1893-1976) commonly known as Mao or Chairman Mao, was a Chinese dictator, serving in that capacity from 1943 until he died. Like all dictators, he ruled by force, from … Continue reading