quotes

all wisdom is not new wisdom

there is no excellent beauty
that hath not some strangeness
in the proportion.

plans are worthless,
but
planning is everything.

the aim of life is self-development.
to realise one's nature perfectly
- that is what each of us is here for.

to the user, the interface is the product.

there is nothing either good or bad,
but thinking makes it so.

a human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.

specialization is for insects.

i have made this letter longer than usual, because i lack the time to make it short.

we tried raising cain.
but we weren't able.

i quote others only in order the better to express myself.

knowledge is indivisible.
when people grow wise in one direction, they are sure to make it easier
for themselves to grow wise
in other directions as well.

on the other hand,
when they split up knowledge,
concentrate on their own field,
and scorn and ignore other fields,
they grow less wise
—even in their own field.

omnis commoditas
sua fert
incommoda secum


[every convenience
brings its own inconveniences
along with it]

you can recognize truth
by its beauty and simplicity.

when you get it right,
it is obvious that it is right
-- at least if you have any experience --
because usually what happens
is that more comes out than goes in.

nothing endures but change.

a good hockey player plays where the puck is.
a great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.