Texts of General Interest (link)
Dr. James Manos (MD)
January 23, 2020
The Best Quotes
The Best Quote:
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former!" - Albert Einstein.
My favorite quote:
[''We all need to get free from our biases, generalizations, and stereotypes, as well as from authorities such as religions, governments, and norms that dictate and control our lives. We should be skeptical and continuously debate, doubt, dispute, filtrate, and criticize things'' (I say, interpreting Krishnamurti)].
''To be free of all authority, of your own and that of another is to die to everything of yesterday so that your mind is always fresh, always young, innocent, full of vigor and passion. It is only in that state that one learns and observes. And for this, a great deal of awareness is required, actual awareness of what is going on inside yourself, without correcting it or telling it what it should or should not be because the moment you correct it, you have established another authority, a censor.'' (Says the great Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti in the ‘freedom from the known’; it is one of my favorite quotes)
The most important quote:
''Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world'' (Yoko Ono)
The cleverest quote:
"I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance'' (Socrates)
The best medical quote:
''You can't teach an old dog new tricks!''
''You can't teach an old dog new tricks!''
(Using the Cincinnati prehospital stroke scale, the medic or paramedic asks the patient to repeat this phrase at the speech assessment for stroke) (My comment: In fact, you can teach it!)
Quotes from Socrates:
"Know thyself."
"I know one thing: that I know nothing."
"I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.''
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
"I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world."
"We cannot live better than in seeking to become better."
"The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our separate ways, I to die, and you to live. Which of these two is better only God knows."
Other Quotes:
''The discovery of the cause is merely intellectual, so obviously, it does not free the mind from its dependency. The mere intellectual acceptance of an idea, or the emotional acquiescence in an ideology, cannot free the mind from being dependent on something which will give it stimulation. What frees the mind from dependence is seeing the whole structure and nature of stimulation and dependence and how that dependence makes the mind stupid, dull, and inactive. Seeing the totality of it alone frees the mind.'' (Says Krishnamurti in the ‘freedom from the known’)
''We can free ourselves radically and immediately from the tyranny of the expected, no matter what their age - opening the door to transforming society and their relationships'' (says Krishnamurti in the ‘freedom from the known’)
The Best Quotes of Jiddu Krishnamurti are on https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/850512.Jiddu_Krishnamurti
Life needs patience, no rush! ''One step at a time!'' (my quote; also, a song by Jordin Sparks)
Descartes says: ‘I think; therefore, I am.’ (I say: 'I dispute; therefore, I am!').
Descartes says: ‘I think; therefore, I am.’ (I say: 'I dispute; therefore, I am!').
''There isn’t any authority to take for granted'' (I say. This is true, especially in science)
''Live each day as if it’s your last'' (many have said it; I don’t know who was the first!)
''Feel the moment!''
''Everyone who has an ass..le has an opinion too!''
(Sorry for this; it is a quote from a former roommate that I agree with!)
''It all comes down to money in the end!''
''Time goes by fast.''
''You should take up one problem at a time.''
''Never presume!'' (I say; it is the most essential quote!)
''A coin always has two sides!''
''Never give up.''
''The effortless way is not always the best.'' ''When you are on a cliff, the easy way is to jump down!'' (I say)
''Never postpone until tomorrow what you can do today!'' (I say; it is my motto!)
''Be subtle!'' (I say; most are not!)
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." (Voltaire)
"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him." (Voltaire)
Thanks for reading!
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