John Jeremiah Bigsby famous quotes

The Silurian Period-the grandest of all the Periods,-and, as yet, apparently the seed-time of all succeeding life.
-- John Jeremiah Bigsby

#Succeed #Evolution #Periods

The enjoyments of elegant life you early chose to abandon, preferring to wander for many successive years over the rudest portions of Europe and Asia-regions new to Science-in the hope, happily realized, of winning new truths. By a rare union of favourable circumstances, and of personal qualifications equally rare, you have thus been enabled to become the recognized Interpreter and Historian (not without illustrious aid) of the Silurian Period.
-- John Jeremiah Bigsby

#Life #Winning #Europe

Without your involvement you can't succeed. With your involvement you can't fail.

If we create networks with the sole intention of getting something, we won’t succeed. We can’t pursue the benefits of networks; the benefits ensue from investments in meaningful activities and relationships.

But just disease to luxury succeeds, And ev'ry death its own avenger breeds.

To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.

Human life is driven forward by its dim apprehension of notions too general for its existing language.

Where there is age there is evolution, where there is life there is growth.

And I certainly don’t like the white supremacists and those whose religion is hating the Jews, period.

Literature makes history come to life. It is maybe the most accurate depiction of history, especially literature that was written in the time period depicted in the story.

Don't trust somebody that don't have a troubled period.

I bought a railroad during this period of time.