"Anyhow, a philosophical turn of thought now was not amiss, else one's patience would have given out almost at the harbour entrance. The term of her probation was eight days."

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Source : Joshua Slocum (2007). “Sailing Alone: Around the World”, p.184, ReadHowYouWant.com

Joshua Slocum

#Patience Quotes #Philosophical Quotes #Eight Quotes

“If we are to survive, we must have ideas, vision, and courage. These things are rarely produced by committees. Everything that matters in our intellectual and moral life begins with an individual confronting his own mind and conscience in a room by himself.”
“To hate is to study, to study is to understand, to understand is to appreciate, to appreciate is to love. So maybe I'll end up loving your theory.”
“We are at a major epoch in human history, which is that we don't need sex to recreate the race. You can have babies without sex. This is the first time in human history that has been true, and it means, for example, we could do some extraordinary things.”
“You know, there's times when you should play and there's times when you gotta hold back.”
“I mean, the shoe - there is a music to it, there is attitude, there is sound, it's a movement.”
“I am convinced that your Mayor must take the leadership role in education too.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“You think that your silence on certain topics, perhaps in the face of injustice, or unkindness, or mean-spiritedness, causes others to reserve judgement of you. Far otherwise; your silence utters very loud: you have no oracle to speak, no wisdom to offer, and your fellow men have learned that you cannot help them. Doth not wisdom cry, and understanding put forth her voice? We would be well to do likewise.”
“If you give people an idea these days, they just think you are sharing it with them so they can critique it, play devil's advocate, and so on. It doesn't occur to them that they might help or get enthused or at least have the courtesy to get out of your way.”

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