To act is easy, to think is hard; to act according to our thought is troublesome.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Orion's Cold Fire
All the Secrets of the Universe and Some Really Important Stuff Too!
All the Secrets of the Universe and Some Really Important Stuff Too!
To act is easy, to think is hard; to act according to our thought is troublesome.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I used to “collect” quotes… I’d write down anything I saw that made me stop and think. I need to find those old papers again. I know I have them somewhere as I saw them recently during our last move. We’re in a temporary spot now, so we’ll be moving again in a couple months… hopefully I will come across them again. Regardless, there was one I really liked. I can’t remember who it was… Abe Lincoln, maybe? George Will? Anyway, to paraphrase, it said, “Thinking is the hardest thing we can do. Which is probably why so few people… Read more »
There are some people who are naturally analytic and they are comfortable building up systems for everything they do. I am by nature instinctive, which is another way of saying lazy and I mostly just collide with my surroundings in a haphazard way. But being an engineer by trade I’ve somewhat had to learn some analytical traits. But I never enjoy using them. I’ve got almost two years of quotes and soon I’ll sort through them to find the best ones and start adding these back into the mix along with new ones. But I’m still looking for other authors… Read more »
I’ll see if I can think of/find a few authors for you.
A few that come to mind quickly though: Ben Franklin, George Will, Sarah Palin (Just kidding), Ronald Reagan.
Thanks Jason. Help is always appreciated.