#do

What difference is there, do you think, between those in Plato's cave who can only marvel at the shadows and images of various objects, provided they are content and don't know what they miss, and the philosopher who has emerged from the cave and sees the real things? ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

#cave #content #difference #emerged #images

It is wisdom in prosperity, when all is as thou wouldn't have it, to fear and suspect the worst. ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

#prosperity #suspect #thou #wisdom #worst

To exist is a habit I do not despair of acquiring. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#despair #exist #habit #i #i do

As a politician who cherishes religious conviction in his personal sphere, but regards politics as a domain belonging outside religion, I believe that this view is seriously flawed. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#belonging #cherishes #conviction #domain #flawed

But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot be reconciled. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#culture #democracy #foremost #i #i do

I regard the endorsement of both the objective and a method - which can differ from one country to another- of democratization by the parties in the region as a basic requisite of democratization in the Middle East. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#both #country #democratization #differ #east

Let not thy heart cling to the things which for so short a time deck out thy life. Let him who has, learn to lose, and him who is happy, familiarise himself with what may give pain. ↗

— Friedrich von Schiller

#inspirational #transcience #wisdom #inspirational

Paramount is the need to secure human rights. The form of rule should be such that the citizen does not have to fear the State, but gives it direction and confidently participates in its administration. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#citizen #confidently #direction #does #fear

U2 is sort of song writing by accident really. We don't really know what we're doing and when we do, it doesn't seem to help. ↗

— Bono

#doing #help #know #really #seem

Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting. ↗

— Edward de Bono

#because #creativity #doing #everyone #fun