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A quotation from Propertius

And should I fail, my courage brings its commendation:
greatness aimed at is enough.
 
[Quod si deficiant vires, audacia certe
Laus erit: in magnis et voluisse sat est.]

Propertius (50-16 BC) Roman elegiac poet [Sextus Propertius]
Elegies, Book 2, Elegy 10, l. 5ff (2.10.5-6) [tr. Holcombe (2009)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/propertius/3221/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #propertius #writing #aspiration #attempt #audacity #boldness #courage #daring #determination #endeavor #enterprise #failure #fallingshort #goal #honor #intention #praise #praiseworthiness #striving #will

A quotation from Propertius

And should I fail, my courage brings its commendation:
greatness aimed at is enough.
 
[Quod si deficiant vires, audacia certe
Laus erit: in magnis et voluisse sat est.]

Propertius (50-16 BC) Roman elegiac poet [Sextus Propertius]
Elegies, Book 2, Elegy 10, l. 5ff (2.10.5-6) [tr. Holcombe (2009)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/propertius/3221/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #propertius #writing #aspiration #attempt #audacity #boldness #courage #daring #determination #endeavor #enterprise #failure #fallingshort #goal #honor #intention #praise #praiseworthiness #striving #will

Kawhi Leonard trade put on hold until NBA probe into Clippers concludes https://www.rawchili.com/nba/796122/ #aspiration #Ballmer #Basketball #Clippers #hold #InvestmentProduct #KawhiLeonardTrade #LA #LAClippers #LAClippers #League #Leonard #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #NBA #NBAInvestigation #NowDefunctCompany #player #season #TeamOwner #thursday #TorontoRaptors

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A quotation from Adlai Stevenson

I profoundly believe that there is on this horizon, as yet only dimly perceived, a new dawn of conscience. In that purer light, people will come to see themselves in each other, which is to say they will make themselves known to one another by their similarities rather than by their differences. Man’s knowledge of things will begin to be matched by man’s knowledge of self. The significance of a smaller world will be measured not in terms of military advantage, but in terms of advantage for the human community. It will be the triumph of the heartbeat over the drumbeat.

Adlai Stevenson (1900–1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1952-10-24), “The United Nations: Our Hope and Commitment,” United Nations Day Radio Broadcast, Springfield, Illinois

More about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaistevenson #aspiration #community #dream #foreignrelations #future #hope #humanity #internationalrelations #progress #selfknowledge #similarities #smallworld #utopia #worldpeace

If we remain, or: The last machine

A Sijo

the future glows with aspirations
though none know if we remain;
signals cross the sleepless skyline
in languages no throat has formed;
what if the last machine looks back 
and finds its makers gone?

Reena’s Xploration Challenge 440

For RXC, Reena invites us to compose poems inspired by this visual image of a vast futuristic city glowing with towers, traffic, and airborne vehicles, yet no human figure is visible anywhere.

Sijo?

A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical. The first half of the line contains six to nine syllables; the second half should contain no fewer than five. Originally intended as songs, sijo can treat romantic, metaphysical, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supplies a “turn,” and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

If we remain, or: The last machine

A Sijo

the future glows with aspirations
though none know if we remain;
signals cross the sleepless skyline
in languages no throat has formed;
what if the last machine looks back 
and finds its makers gone?

Reena’s Xploration Challenge 440

For RXC, Reena invites us to compose poems inspired by this visual image of a vast futuristic city glowing with towers, traffic, and airborne vehicles, yet no human figure is visible anywhere.

Sijo?

A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a pause near the middle, similar to a caesura, though the break need not be metrical. The first half of the line contains six to nine syllables; the second half should contain no fewer than five. Originally intended as songs, sijo can treat romantic, metaphysical, or spiritual themes. Whatever the subject, the first line introduces an idea or story, the second supplies a “turn,” and the third provides closure. Modern sijo are sometimes printed in six lines.

Let’s write poetry together!

When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.

–Ben Harper (b. 1969)

Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!

#PULMONARY #ASPIRATION
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Perplexity

Mu. Moo. M.O.O. :

muster obvious
stating the obvious is good
never know who's blind

lived experience perceives
all statements are thus a gift

#tanka #communication #aspiration
(Triadic pun/entendre title)

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Mu. Moo. M.O.O. :

muster obvious
stating the obvious is good
never know who's blind

lived experience perceives
all statements are thus a gift

#tanka #communication #aspiration
(Triadic pun/entendre title)

💎 🩵

The Kawhi Leonard Investigation Is Now Holding Up The Kawhi Leonard Trade

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/the-kawhi-leonard-investigation-is-now-holding-up-the-kawhi-leonard-trade

Kawhi Leonard trade talks heat up as NBA findings on Clippers loom https://www.rawchili.com/5034133/ #23YearEndorsementDeal #aspiration #Ballmer #Championship #ClippersLoom #DallasMavericks #Extension #KawhiLeonard #LeagueInvestigation #NBA #NbaFinding #NbaTitle #team #TorontoRaptors #TradeCapital #year

Kawhi Leonard trade talks heat up as NBA findings on Clippers loom https://www.rawchili.com/nba/773831/ #23YearEndorsementDeal #aspiration #Ballmer #Basketball #championship #Clippers #ClippersLoom #DallasMavericks #extension #KawhiLeonard #LA #LAClippers #LAClippers #LeagueInvestigation #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #NBA #NbaFinding #NBATitle #team #TorontoRaptors #TradeCapital #year

Kawhi Leonard trade rumors: Could the Spurs or Raptors bring him back? https://www.rawchili.com/nba/770568/ #aspiration #Basketball #ClippersInvestigation #KawhiInvestigation #KawhiLeonard #KawhiLeonardRaptors #KawhiLeonardSpurs #KawhiLeonardTrade #LosAngelesClippers #NBA #NBARumors #NbaTradeRumors #SanAntonio #SanAntonioSpurs #SanAntonio #SanAntonioSpurs #spurs #TorontoRaptors

A quotation from Josh Billings

He who aims at perfekshun will probably miss the mark, but he who aims at nothing, iz sure to hit it every time.
 
[He who aims at perfection will probably miss the mark, but he who aims at nothing, is sure to hit it every time.]

Josh Billings (1818-1885) American humorist, aphorist [pseud. of Henry Wheeler Shaw]
Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax, 1876-08 (1876 ed.)

More about this quote: wist.info/billings-josh/84621/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #joshbillings #aim #aimlessness #aspiration #error #failure #fallshort #focus #givingup #goal #missing #perfection #target

#Aspiration: The Agency of Becoming by Agnes Callard

How do we decide to change our lives when we don't yet understand the value of who we are becoming? Whether choosing parenthood, a new career, or a passion for music, Agnes Callard argues we "aspire." Driven by an early, imperfect glimpse of our future selves, we resolve inner conflict not by simple choice, but by actively working to see the world—and our values—in a completely new way.

#books
#nonfiction
#philosophy
#PersonalGrowth

#Aspiration: The Agency of Becoming by Agnes Callard

How do we decide to change our lives when we don't yet understand the value of who we are becoming? Whether choosing parenthood, a new career, or a passion for music, Agnes Callard argues we "aspire." Driven by an early, imperfect glimpse of our future selves, we resolve inner conflict not by simple choice, but by actively working to see the world—and our values—in a completely new way.

#books
#nonfiction
#philosophy
#PersonalGrowth

our hearts have arrived

our hearts have arrived 
in taipei months before our 
feet will find their way, 

even the words we speak to 
one another have sprout wings
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our hearts have arrived

our hearts have arrived 
in taipei months before our 
feet will find their way, 

even the words we speak to 
one another have sprout wings
.
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Adam Silver on Clippers-Aspiration investigation: No specific timeline, close to point ‘we need to wrap this up’ https://www.rawchili.com/nba/755403/ #aspiration #Basketball #Clippers #IndependentInvestigation #LA #LAClippers #LAClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #NBA #NBACommissioner

Adam Silver stresses urgency to end Clippers-Aspiration investigation: ‘Wrap it up’ https://www.rawchili.com/nba/754750/ #AdamSilver #aspiration #BankingCompany #Basketball #Clippers #GettyImages #investigation #KawhiLeonard #Knicks #LA #LAClippers #LAClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #NBA #SalaryCap #spurs #SteveBallmer #TheInvestigation

Clippers star Kawhi Leonard, owner Steve Ballmer interviewed for role in Aspiration scandal https://www.rawchili.com/nba/754392/ #aspiration #Basketball #Clippers #ClippersAspiration #DennisRobertson #investigation #KawhiLeonard #LA #LAClippers #LAClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #NBA #PabloTorre #SteveBallmer

NBA Interviews Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard, Steve Ballmer in Aspiration Case https://www.rawchili.com/nba/754248/ #aspiration #Basketball #Clippers #InvestigativeReporter #KawhiLeonard #LA #LAClippers #LAClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #NBA #PabloTorre #SacramentoKings #SanAntonio #SteveBallmer #TheNBA

Adam Silver sounds ready for Clippers investigation to wrap up, also talks NBA Europe, expansion https://www.rawchili.com/nba/753145/ #AdamSilver #aspiration #Basketball #Clippers #KawhiLeonard #LA #LAClippers #LAClippers #Lakers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #LukaDončić #NBA #NBACommissioner #NBAEurope #SteveBallmer

Adam Silver stands by 65-game rule, gives update on Kawhi Leonard Aspiration investigation https://www.rawchili.com/nba/751911/ #AdamSilver #AnthonyEdwards #aspiration #Basketball #CadeCunningham #Clippers #CollectiveBargaining #DetroitPistons #KawhiLeonard #LA #LAClippers #LAClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #LosAngelesLakers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #MinnesotaTimberwolves #NationalBasketballPlayersAssociation #NBA #SteveBallmer

NBA probe of Steve Ballmer, Clippers nears end with Sanberg sentencing https://www.rawchili.com/nba/750672/ #aspiration #Ballmer #Basketball #Clippers #defendant #fraud #FraudulentCompany #information #investigation #KawhiLeonard #LA #LAClippers #LAClippers #letter #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #NBA #NbaProbe #sanberg #SanbergSentencing #SteveBallmer

Aspiration co-founder sentenced to 14 years in prison after wire fraud amid NBA investigation, Clippers scandal https://www.rawchili.com/nba/750248/ #aspiration #Basketball #Clippers #FederalPrison #JosephSanberg #KawhiLeonard #LA #LAClippers #LAClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #NBA #PabloTorre #StephenVWilson

Aspiration Co-Founder Sentenced to 14 Years Amid NBA’s Clippers Investigation https://www.rawchili.com/nba/750177/ #aspiration #Basketball #Clippers #JosephSanberg #KawhiLeonard #LA #LAClippers #LAClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #NBA #SanAntonioSpurs #SteveBallmer #TheNBA

古の刃　Стародавні клинки
古に生まれし刃
Клинки, народжені ще в давнину

https://note.com/poison_raika/n/n047b0b574b3d

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#blade #born #ancient #time #let #forge #heart #become #sword #crush #limitless #ambition #people #share #aspiration #follow #may #take #peace

What is #inspiration? What is #influence? Or #aspiration? & what does #AI have to do with any of it? I don’t know but that doesn’t stop #LanceThomas & me from burning an hour on his #podcast: https://shorturl.at/lwxES #ArtificialIntelligence #creativity #advertising #orginagency

What is #inspiration? What is #influence? Or #aspiration? & what does #AI have to do with any of it? I don’t know but that doesn’t stop #LanceThomas & me from burning an hour on his #podcast: https://shorturl.at/lwxES #ArtificialIntelligence #creativity #advertising #orginagency

A quotation from Ben Franklin

Strive to be the greatest Man in your Country, and you may be disappointed; Strive to be the best, and you may succeed: He may well win the race that runs by himself.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
Poor Richard (1747 ed.)

More about this quote: wist.info/franklin-benjamin/43…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #benfranklin #benjaminfranklin #aspiration #beyourbest #besteffort #competition #doyourbest #goal #goodperson #greatness #selfimprovement #target

A quotation from The Talmud

It is not yours to finish the task, but neither are you free to set it aside.
 
לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר, וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶן חוֹרִין לִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה.

The Talmud (AD 200-500) Collection of Jewish rabbinical writings
Mishnah, Pirkei Avot [Ethics of the Fathers; פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת] 2:16

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/talmud/35632/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #talmud #mishnah #accomplishment #aspiration #completion #duty #endeavor #finish #ideal #keeptrying #labor #obligation #quest #success #task #work

A quotation from The Talmud

It is not yours to finish the task, but neither are you free to set it aside.
 
לֹא עָלֶיךָ הַמְּלָאכָה לִגְמֹר, וְלֹא אַתָּה בֶן חוֹרִין לִבָּטֵל מִמֶּנָּה.

The Talmud (AD 200-500) Collection of Jewish rabbinical writings
Mishnah, Pirkei Avot [Ethics of the Fathers; פִּרְקֵי אָבוֹת] 2:16

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/talmud/35632/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #talmud #mishnah #accomplishment #aspiration #completion #duty #endeavor #finish #ideal #keeptrying #labor #obligation #quest #success #task #work

Pablo Torre Wins Pulitzer Prize for Report on Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard Scandal https://www.rawchili.com/nba/726614/ #aspiration #Basketball #Clippers #EndorsementDeal #KawhiLeonard #LA #LAClippers #LAClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #NBA #PabloTorre #PulitzerPrize

‘Pablo Torre Finds Out’ wins Pulitzer Prize for probe of Clippers, Kawhi Leonard’s alleged $28M deal with Aspiration https://www.rawchili.com/nba/725894/ #aspiration #Basketball #Clippers #KawhiLeonard #LA #LAClippers #LAClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #NBA #PTFO #SalaryCap #SteveBallmer

Clippers’ Steve Ballmer Tells Court He Was ‘Duped’ by Aspiration Founder https://www.rawchili.com/nba/718185/ #aspiration #Basketball #Clippers #DallasMavericks #EndorsementDeal #JeromeMironImagn #JosephSanberg #KawhiLeonard #LA #LAClippers #LAClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesClippers #NBA #SanAntonioSpurs #StephenWilson #SteveBallmer #TheNBA

A quotation from Jean Kerr

In the beginning, we made the usual mistake of looking at houses we could afford. I am working on a proposition, hereafter to be known as Kerr’s law, which states in essence: All the houses you can afford to buy are depressing.

Jean Kerr (1922-2003) American author and playwright [b. Bridget Jean Collins]
Essay (1955-11), “Our Gingerbread Dream House,” Ladies Home Journal, Vol. 72, No. 11

More about this quote: wist.info/kerr-jean/83488/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #jeankerr #affordability #aspiration #budget #house #househunting #realestate

A quotation from Jean Kerr

In the beginning, we made the usual mistake of looking at houses we could afford. I am working on a proposition, hereafter to be known as Kerr’s law, which states in essence: All the houses you can afford to buy are depressing.

Jean Kerr (1922-2003) American author and playwright [b. Bridget Jean Collins]
Essay (1955-11), “Our Gingerbread Dream House,” Ladies Home Journal, Vol. 72, No. 11

More about this quote: wist.info/kerr-jean/83488/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #jeankerr #affordability #aspiration #budget #house #househunting #realestate

古の刃　Стародавні клинки
古に生まれし刃
Клинки, народжені ще в давнину

https://note.com/poison_raika/n/n047b0b574b3d

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#blade #born #ancient #time #let #forge #heart #become #sword #crush #limitless #ambition #people #share #aspiration #follow #may #take #peace

A quotation from Bertrand Russell

And it is only through imagination that men become aware of what the world might be; without it, “progress” would become mechanical and trivial.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Education and the Good Life, Part 1, ch. 1 “Postulates of Modern Educational Theory” (1926)

More about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/831…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #aspiration #conceptualization #creativity #imagination #improvement #inspiration #possibility #progress

A quotation from Hilaire Belloc

When I am dead, I hope it may be said:
“His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.”

Hilaire Belloc (1870-1953) Franco-British writer, historian [Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc]
Poem (1923), “Epigram 1: On His Books,” Sonnets and Verse

More about this quote: wist.info/belloc-hilaire/82367…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #belloc #hilairebelloc #aspiration #author #character #epitaph #fame #heritage #legacy #reading #sin #success #works #writer #writing

#mediaproducers present us with information about #ourworld. An #objectiveview is an #ideal only. #Objectivity exists as an #aspiration. #Facts themselves might be objectively true, their #presentation never is. #context matters. It would be nice to have a tool that presents all this #content in a manner that helps us categorise & consume less nudgingly. Only #FOSS can deliver here. Be prepared for #manipulative #agents, as #AI is a #tool of #opression primarily. #ads is #legal #humanhacking

A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt

Far better it is to dare mighty things, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those who neither enjoy much or suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Speech (1899-04-10), “The Strenuous Life,” Hamilton Club, Chicago

More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/3…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #action #aspiration #attempting #cause #cost #daring #defeat #ennui #failure #goals #placidity #striving #victory

A quotation from Martin Luther King, Jr.

Yes, I am personally the victim of deferred dreams, of blasted hopes, but in spite of that I close today by saying I still have a dream, because, you know, you can’t give up in life. If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today I still have a dream.

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) American clergyman, civil rights leader, social activist, preacher
Sermon (1967-12-24), “A Christmas Sermon on Peace,” Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta

More about this quote: wist.info/king-martin-luther/6…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #mlk #martinlutherking #martinlutherkingjr #aspiration #courage #deferral #delay #dream #endurance #hope #keepgoing #perseverance #persistence

A quotation from Robert Louis Stevenson

   Hope is the boy, a blind, headlong, pleasant fellow, good to chase swallows with the salt; Faith is the grave, experienced, yet smiling man. Hope lives on ignorance; open-eyed Faith is built upon a knowledge of our life, of the tyranny of circumstance and the frailty of human resolution. Hope looks for unqualified success; but Faith counts certainly on failure, and takes honourable defeat to be a form of victory. Hope is a kind old pagan; but Faith grew up in Christian days, and early learnt humility.
   In the one temper, a man is indignant that he cannot spring up in a clap to heights of elegance and virtue; in the other, out of a sense of his infirmities, he is filled with confidence because a year has come and gone, and he has still preserved some rags of honour. In the first, he expects an angel for a wife; in the last, he knows that she is like himself — erring, thoughtless, and untrue; but like himself also, filled with a struggling radiancy of better things, and adorned with ineffective qualities.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Scottish essayist, novelist, poet
Essay (1881), “Virginibus Puerisque, Part 2”

More about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-robert-lou…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #robertlouisstevenson #aspiration #endurance #faith #honor #hope #humility #idealism #perfection #progress #relationship #expectations

A quotation from Victor Hugo

To love, or to have loved, is enough. Ask for nothing more. There is no other pearl to be found in life’s shadowy convolutions. To love is an achievement.
 
[Aimer ou avoir aimé, cela suffit. Ne demandez rien ensuite. On n’a pas d’autre perle à trouver dans les plis ténébreux de la vie. Aimer est un accomplissement.]

Victor Hugo (1802-1885) French writer
Les Misérables, Part 5 “Jean Valjean,” Book 6 “The White Night,” ch. 2 (5.6.2) (1862) [tr. Donougher (2013)]

More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/hugo-victor/80253/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #victorhugo #lesmiserables #lesmis #lesmiz #achievement #aspiration #love #meaningoflife

Western liberals: "Capitalism is not the problem. The problem is crony capitalism. What we need is 'real' and 'fair' capitalism where large corporations don't have so much of the market share."
'Yeah, bruh! Cancer is not the problem. The problem is stage 4 cancer. What we need is stage 2 cancer.'

#liberals #neoliberalism #cancer #capitalism #politics #economics #analogy #metaphor #fairness #marketshare #markets #aspiration #perspective #psychology #humannature #huimancondition #philosophy

A quotation from Thoreau

In the long run men hit only what they aim at. Therefore, though they should fail immediately, they had better aim at something high.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
Walden; or, Life in the Woods, ch. 1 “Economy” (1854)

More info about this quote: wist.info/thoreau-henry-david/…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thoreau #henrydavidthoreau #walden #aim #aspiration #attempt #failure #goal #ideal #success #target #worthwhile

Cape Verde's Blue Sharks Near Historic 2026 World Cup Qualification

#aspiration #dream #sharks #travel
https://blazetrends.com/cape-verdes-blue-sharks-near-historic-2026-world-cup-qualification/?fsp_sid=140674

#bluesky #meaning #hope #life #diversity #depth #aspiration #happiness #sadness #solitude #freedom #love #spirit #heaven #eternity #joy #serenity

Even though I am convinced that a lot of violence is likely on the path from where the world stands to where we will go, I hope to avoid cheering at the deaths of our opponents.
#uspol #Aspiration

Podcast: OpenAI’s big Seattle deal; Steve Ballmer under NBA scrutiny; the irony in Google’s antitrust case - This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and his... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/podcast-openais-big-seattle-deal-steve-ballmer-under-nba-scrutiny-the-irony-in-googles-antitrust-case/ #losangelesclippers #antitrustruling #seattlestartups #searchmonopoly #kawhileonard #nbasalarycap #steveballmer #aspiration #microsoft #vijayraji #podcasts #aitalent

A quotation from Marcus Aurelius

   The empty pageant; a stage play; flocks of sheep, herds of cattle; a tussle of spearmen; a bone flung among a pack of curs; a crumb tossed into a pond of fish; ants, loaded and laboring; mice, scared and capering; puppets, jerking on their strings — that is life.
   In the midst of it all you must take your stand, good-temperedly and without disdain, yet always aware that a man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions.
 
   [Πομπῆς κενοσπουδία, ἐπὶ σκηνῆς δράματα, ποίμνια, ἀγέλαι, διαδορατισμοί, κυνιδίοις ὀστάριον ἐρριμμένον, ψωμίον εἰς τὰς τῶν ἰχθύων δεξαμενάς, μυρμήκων ταλαιπωρίαι καὶ ἀχθοφορίαι, μυιδίων ἐπτοημένων διαδρομαί, σιγιλλάρια νευροσπαστούμενα.
   χρὴ οὖν ἐν τούτοις εὐμενῶς μὲν καὶ μὴ καταφρυαττόμενον ἑστάναι, παρακολουθεῖν μέντοι, ὅτι τοσούτου ἄξιος ἕκαστός ἐστιν, ὅσου ἄξιά ἐστι ταῦτα περὶ ἃ ἐσπούδακεν.]

Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) Roman emperor (161-180), Stoic philosopher
Meditations [To Himself; Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν], Book 7, ch. 3 (7.3) (AD 161-180) [tr. Staniforth (1964)]

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