"The man that will nocht quhen he may Sall haif nocht quhen he wald."

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Source : c.1460 'Robene and Makeyne', l.91-2.

Robert Henryson

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“How did Biot arrive at the partial differential equation? [the heat conduction equation] . . . Perhaps Laplace gave Biot the equation and left him to sink or swim for a few years in trying to derive it. That would have been merely an instance of the way great mathematicians since the very beginnings of mathematical research have effortlessly maintained their superiority over ordinary mortals.”
“I have a tendency as an actress in general to ground my characters. Even when doing outlandish characters, that's my instinct.”
“What we need to do is stop global warming; that's the only way to stop your peanut butter cups from melting. And if that doesn't do the trick, then put them in the fridge. Or better yet, eat them.”
“Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody's ever made before. Whatever you're scared of doing, Do it.”
“I am more valuable to my team hitting .330 then swinging for home runs.”
“I understand now my father really thought he was doing me good. Education means a lot to Palestinians. Weâ€™ve become some of the most educated people in the world through our diaspora. Weâ€™ve had to be. When you ainâ€™t got land, your degree may be your only solid ground. May father felt (feels) that being a doctor would give me security. How can I explain that Iâ€™m not safe from anything if I donâ€™t write?”
“Value investing is predicated on the efficient market hypothesis being wrong.”
“Ressentiment is always to some degree a determinant of the romantic type of mind. At least this is so when the romantic nostalgia for some past era (Hellas, the Middle Ages, etc.) is not primarily based on the values of that period, but on the wish to escape from the present. Then all praise of the â€œpastâ€ has the implied purpose of downgrading present-day reality.”

Source : Max Scheler, Harold J. Bershady (1992). “On Feeling, Knowing, and Valuing: Selected Writings”, p.132, University of Chicago Press

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