"Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight."

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Source : "The Magnificent Mitscher". Book by Theodore Taylor, 1954.

Chester W. Nimitz

#Hindsight Quotes #Foresight Quotes

“Mathematics is written for mathematicians.”

Source : Nicolaus Copernicus (1939). “On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres ...”
“The openness of rural Nebraska certainly influenced me. That openness, in a way, fosters the imagination. But growing up, Lincoln wasn't a small town. It was a college town. It had record stores and was a liberal place.”
“Tears may be dried up, but the heart - never.”
“The surface of the Moon is not smooth, uniform, and precisely spherical as a great number of philosophers believe it to be, but is uneven, rough, and full of cavities and prominences, being not unlike the face of the Earth, relieved by chains of mountains and deep valleys.”
“The season starts too early and finishes too late and there are too many games in between.”
“Observation is the most enduring of the pleasures of life.”

Source : George Meredith (1897). “Diana of the Crossways: A Novel”, p.129, Wayne State University Press
“There is a natural rhythm to the active and receptive energies within us. At times our energy is strong and outgoing - it is time to pursue our goals, take risks, get things accomplished. At other times, our energy is quiet and sensitive, and we need to take time to nurture ourselves, relax, and just 'be' for a while. As we trust and follow this rhythm, we attract everything we need and create everything we truly desire.”
“I do have odd habits. I check under my bed every night for the bogeyman. That's just a little thing, though.”

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