O “apolítico” é pró-status quo
“Quando a pessoa pensa que é apolítica, ela está apenas aderindo ao status quo”. Paulo Autran (sintetizando muitos outros, Brecht inclusive)
The most foolish of all
“No fool is more foolish than one who eagerly expounds his learning to others while failing to follow it himself.” ~ Tirukural 834 (Chapter…
Great Being higher and lower
“When the Great Being is seen as both the higher and the lower, then the knot of the heart is rent asunder, all doubts…
Bart Simpson quote
“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls. Contrary to what you’ve just seen, war is neither glamorous nor fun. There are no winners, only losers….
Lisa Simpson quote
“It’s not our fault our generation has short attention spans, Dad. We watch an appalling amount of TV.” ~ Lisa Simpson
“Dear Lord”, by Homer
“Dear Lord: The gods have been good to me. For the first time in my life, everything is absolutely perfect just the way it…
Harmul Friendship, Tirukural 816
“The enmity of the wise is ten million times better than intimate friendship with fools.” ~ Tirukural 816 (Chapter 82 – “Harmful Friendship”)
For Justice, Martin Luther King Jr.
“As you press on for justice, be sure to move with dignity and discipline, using only the weapon of love. Let no man pull…
Ramana Maharshi 1
“If we progress the world progresses. As you are, so is the world. Without understanding the Self what is the use of understanding the…
Ends and melody, Nietzsche
“Not every end is the goal. The end of a melody is not its goal; and yet: if a melody has not reached its…
Thoughts, by Nietzsche
“Thoughts are the shadows of our sensations – always darker, emptier, simpler than these”. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
Opinion without thought
“Too often we… enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.” ~ John F. Kennedy
Culpado ou Inocente?
Culpado ou Inocente? Conta uma antiga lenda que na Idade Média um homem muito religioso foi injustamente acusado de ter assassinado uma mulher. Na…
Time Pressure and Creativity
Time Pressure and Creativity: Why Time is Not on Your Side. You may think you are more productive under deadline pressure—but you probably are…
Kindness, Truth, Beauty
“I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves – this critical basis I call the ideal of a pigsty. The…
“Obstacles”
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.” ~ Henry Ford
Ribandranath Tagore quote
“Tu me fizeste infinito, esse é teu prazer. Este recipiente frágil preencheste sempre e sempre, e com vida nova a cada vez. Esta pequena…
Uma parábola
UMA PARÁBOLA por Rabindranath Tagore “Eu mendigava de porta em porta, pelo caminho da aldeia, quando um carro de ouro surgiu à distância e…
The “God” Particle
Racing to the ‘God Particle’ The search for Higgs boson, the particle believed to bestow mass on all other particles, is heating up. Scientists…
Tirukural Installment 621
“Laugh when troubles come your way. Nothing conquers calamity better than that.” ~ Tirukural 621