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If you are able to see all the consequences of what you are doing, then what you are doing is not very important.
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) Russian novelist and moral philosopher
Path of Life [Calendar of Wisdom; Круг чтения], ch. 21 “Living in the Present,” sec. 6.2 (1903-1911) [(tr. Cote (2002)]More about this quote: wist.info/tolstoy-leo/83808/
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If you are able to see all the consequences of what you are doing, then what you are doing is not very important.
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) Russian novelist and moral philosopher
Path of Life [Calendar of Wisdom; Круг чтения], ch. 21 “Living in the Present,” sec. 6.2 (1903-1911) [(tr. Cote (2002)]More about this quote: wist.info/tolstoy-leo/83808/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #tolstoy #leotolstoy #actions #causeandeffect #consequences #effects #foresight #selfawareness #triviality #unimportance
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If you are able to see all the consequences of what you are doing, then what you are doing is not very important.
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) Russian novelist and moral philosopher
Path of Life [Calendar of Wisdom; Круг чтения], ch. 21 “Living in the Present,” sec. 6.2 (1903-1911) [(tr. Cote (2002)]More about this quote: wist.info/tolstoy-leo/83808/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #tolstoy #leotolstoy #actions #causeandeffect #consequences #effects #foresight #selfawareness #triviality #unimportance
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If you are able to see all the consequences of what you are doing, then what you are doing is not very important.
Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) Russian novelist and moral philosopher
Path of Life [Calendar of Wisdom; Круг чтения], ch. 21 “Living in the Present,” sec. 6.2 (1903-1911) [(tr. Cote (2002)]More about this quote: wist.info/tolstoy-leo/83808/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #tolstoy #leotolstoy #actions #causeandeffect #consequences #effects #foresight #selfawareness #triviality #unimportance
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A quotation from Adlai Stevenson
You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.
Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1952-08-28), “Faith in Liberalism,” State Committee of the Liberal Party, New York CityMore about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…
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A quotation from Adlai Stevenson
You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.
Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1952-08-28), “Faith in Liberalism,” State Committee of the Liberal Party, New York CityMore about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaisteveson #angering #character #ego #enraging #provocation #triviality #trigger
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A quotation from Adlai Stevenson
You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.
Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1952-08-28), “Faith in Liberalism,” State Committee of the Liberal Party, New York CityMore about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaisteveson #angering #character #ego #enraging #provocation #triviality #trigger
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A quotation from Adlai Stevenson
You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.
Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1952-08-28), “Faith in Liberalism,” State Committee of the Liberal Party, New York CityMore about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaisteveson #angering #character #ego #enraging #provocation #triviality #trigger
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A quotation from Adlai Stevenson
You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.
Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965) American diplomat, statesman
Speech (1952-08-28), “Faith in Liberalism,” State Committee of the Liberal Party, New York CityMore about this quote: wist.info/stevenson-adlai-ewin…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #adlaisteveson #angering #character #ego #enraging #provocation #triviality #trigger
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The human animal, like others, is adapted to a certain amount of struggle for life, and when by means of great wealth homo sapiens can gratify all his whims without effort, the mere absence of effort from his life removes an essential ingredient of happiness. The man who acquires easily things for which he feels only a very moderate desire concludes that the attainment of desire does not bring happiness. If he is of a philosophic disposition, he concludes that human life is essentially wretched, since the man who has all he wants is still unhappy. He forgets that to be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 1, ch. 2 “Byronic Unhappiness” (1930)Sourcing, notes: wist.info/russell-bertrand/339…
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A quotation from Nicolas Chamfort
Men’s ideas are like card-playing or any other game. Ideas which in the past I’ve seen considered reckless have since become commonplace, almost trivial, and adopted by men unworthy of sharing them. Ideas which now seem extraordinary will be regarded feeble and perfectly ordinary by our descendants.
[Les idées des hommes sont comme les cartes et autres jeux. Des idées que j’ai vu autrefois regarder comme dangereuses et trop hardies, sont depuis devenues communes, et presque triviales, et ont descendu jusqu’à des hommes peu dignes d’elles. Quelques-unes de celles à qui nous donnons le nom d’audacieuses seront vues comme faibles et communes par nos descendans.]Nicolas Chamfort (1741-1794) French writer, epigrammist (b. Nicolas-Sébastien Roch)
Products of Perfected Civilization [Produits de la Civilisation Perfectionée], Part 1 “Maxims and Thoughts [Maximes et Pensées],” ch. 2, ¶ 145 (1795) [tr. Parmée (2003), ¶ 115]Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/chamfort-nicolas/742…
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A quotation from Addison, Joseph:
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A cloudy day, or a little sunshine, have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most real blessings or misfortunes.
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https://wist.info/addison-joseph/49421/#quote #quotes #quotation #blessing #emotion #influence #mindset #misfortune #mood #triviality #weather
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A quotation from Addison, Joseph:
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A cloudy day, or a little sunshine, have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most real blessings or misfortunes.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/addison-joseph/49421/#quote #quotes #quotation #blessing #emotion #influence #mindset #misfortune #mood #triviality #weather
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A quotation from Addison, Joseph:
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A cloudy day, or a little sunshine, have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most real blessings or misfortunes.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/addison-joseph/49421/#quote #quotes #quotation #blessing #emotion #influence #mindset #misfortune #mood #triviality #weather
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A quotation from Lessing, Gotthold:
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For to a great man both things are needful; to treat trifles as trifles and important matters as important matters.[Denn zu einem großen Manne gehört beides: Kleinigkeiten als Kleinigkeiten, und wichtige Dinge als wichtige Dinge zu behandeln.]
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https://wist.info/lessing-gotthold/28489/#quote #quotes #quotation #focus #greatness #importance #perspective #priority #relevance #trifle #triviality
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A quotation from Lessing, Gotthold:
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For to a great man both things are needful; to treat trifles as trifles and important matters as important matters.[Denn zu einem großen Manne gehört beides: Kleinigkeiten als Kleinigkeiten, und wichtige Dinge als wichtige Dinge zu behandeln.]
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https://wist.info/lessing-gotthold/28489/#quote #quotes #quotation #focus #greatness #importance #perspective #priority #relevance #trifle #triviality
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A quotation from Herbert, George:
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For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost.
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https://wist.info/herbert-george/12071/#quote #quotes #quotation #causality #cause #causeandeffect #chainreaction #lack #prerequisite #significance #triviality
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A quotation from Herbert, George:
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For want of a naile the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/herbert-george/12071/#quote #quotes #quotation #causality #cause #causeandeffect #chainreaction #lack #prerequisite #significance #triviality
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A quotation from Dante Alighieri:
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O human beings, you’re born to fly straight up,
Why does a little gust of wind bring you down?
[O gente umana, per volar sù nata,
perché a poco vento così cadi?]
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https://wist.info/dante-alighieri-poet/65717/#quote #quotes #quotation #ascent #destiny #discouragement #faltering #flight #humanity #obstacle #problem #triviality
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A quotation from Dante Alighieri:
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O human beings, you’re born to fly straight up,
Why does a little gust of wind bring you down?
[O gente umana, per volar sù nata,
perché a poco vento così cadi?]
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/dante-alighieri-poet/65717/#quote #quotes #quotation #ascent #destiny #discouragement #faltering #flight #humanity #obstacle #problem #triviality
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Today's #productmanagement brain worm is bike-shedding. Is it manipulative to intentionally include trivial questions in order to divert unwanted attention?
Probably. I'm the worst 😈
