"...the essence of gospel-humility is not thinking more of myself or thinking less of myself, it is thinking of myself less."

-- Timothy Keller

#Humility Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Essence Quotes

“Oho, now I know what you are. You are an advocate of Useful Knowledge.... Well, allow me to introduce myself to you as an advocate of Ornamental Knowledge. You like the mind to be a neat machine, equipped to work efficiently, if narrowly, and with no extra bits or useless parts. I like the mind to be a dustbin of scraps of brilliant fabric, odd gems, worthless but fascinating curiosities, tinsel, quaint bits of carving, and a reasonable amount of healthy dirt. Shake the machine and it goes out of order; shake the dustbin and it adjusts itself beautifully to its new position.”
“Everyone must be clear that business as usual is not an option. Most of us live in buildings erected long before we were born and our successors will have to live with the environmental consequences of the buildings we construct today. It is vital that we minimise harmful impacts for those who come after us”
“The one effective method of defending one's own territory from an offensive by air is to destroy the enemy's air power with the greatest possible speed.”

Source : General Giulio Douhet (2014). “Command Of The Air”, p.165, Pickle Partners Publishing
“When youâ€™re in school, every little mistake is a permanent crack in your windshield. But in the real world, if youâ€™re not swerving around and hitting the guard rails every now and then, youâ€™re not going fast enough. Your biggest risk isnâ€™t failing; itâ€™s getting too comfortable.”
“To see a young couple loving each other is no wonder; but to see an old couple loving each other is the best sight of all.”
“A duck call in the hands of the unskilled is one of conservation's greatest assets”
“One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy.”
“I think a lot of nice things happen when you're driving, or when you're on a plane, or whatever. There's a certain freedom that comes along with motion.”

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