"The surest way of concealing from others the boundaries of one s own knowledge is not to overstep them."

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Giacomo Leopardi

#Way Quotes #Boundaries Quotes

“The Englishman's strong point is his vigorous insularity; that of the American his power of adaptation. Each of these attitudes has its perils. The Englishman stands firmly on his feet, but he who merely does this never advances. The American's disposition is to step forward even at the risk of a fall.”
“[On writing:] The most egotistic of occupations, and the most gratifying while it lasts.”
“And the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles, no matter how long, but only by a spiritual journey, a journey of one inch, very arduous and humbling and joyful, by which we arrive at the ground at our own feet, and learn to be at home.”

Source : "Seeking a Spiritual Home" by Katherine Towler, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 18, 2014.
“There are few of us that are not rather ashamed of our sins and follies as we look out on the blessed morning sunlight, which comes to us like a bright-winged angel beckoning us to quit the old path of vanity that stretches its dreary length behind us.”
“Laugh, and the world laughs with you: Weep, and you weep alone. For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own...”
“Think big, think fast, think ahead. Ideas are no one's monopoly.”
“Before researchers become researches they should become philosophers.”
“If I was a girl I'd still swing both ways anyway.”

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