#pattern

Men wiser and more learned than I have discerned in history a plot, a rhythm, a predetermined pattern. These harmonies are concealed from me. I can see only one emergency following upon another as wave follows upon wave, only one great fact with respect to which, since it is unique, there can be no generalizations; only one safe rule for the historian: that he should recognize in the development of human destinies the play of the contingent and the unforeseen. ↗

— H.A.L. Fisher

#destiny #europe #fate #harmony #history

In almost every marriage there is a selfish and an unselfish partner. A pattern is set up and soon becomes inflexible, of one person always making the demands and one person always giving way. ↗

— Iris Murdoch

#always #becomes #demands #every #giving

More people need to understand the games secular liberals play. Here's one rule-of-thumb: No matter how bad a story sounds - particularly if it sounds bad - recognize the pattern of defamation. ↗

— Marvin Olasky

#defamation #games #here #how #liberals

Great entrepreneurs are often great listeners and they can spot patterns and pick up on small details in customer stories. ↗

— Alexander Osterwalder

#details #entrepreneurs #great #listeners #often

The individual organs follow the same pattern as the whole organism, i.e. they have their period of growth, of stationary, maximum activity and then of aging decline. ↗

— Wilhelm Ostwald

#aging #decline #follow #growth #i

A benevolent mind, and the face assumes the patterns of benevolence. An evil mind, then an evil face. ↗

— Jimmy Sangster

#benevolence #benevolent #evil #face #mind

I'm also a fan of ridiculously coloured and patterned socks. ↗

— Daniel Radcliffe

#coloured #fan #i #patterned #ridiculously

I think I have a pattern of nice and lovely and then dark and twisted. ↗

— Ryan Murphy

#i #i think #lovely #nice #pattern

Our life stories are largely constructed and without mindfulness can prove destructive. ↗