Lars Toomre

Some Personal Thoughts and Trivia

Knowledge

Leonardo Da Vinci on Action

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I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do.

The true Renaissance man - an amazing Italian of great and varied learning

Zeal Without Knowledge Is Fire Without Light

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

English churchman and historian (1608 - 1661)

Science Set No Limits To Imagination

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Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.

British philosopher, mathematician, historian and social critic (1872 - 1970)

Passion For Definite and Exact Knowledge

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Holmes is a little too scientific for my tastes — it approaches to cold-bloodedness. I could imagine his giving a friend a little pinch of the latest vegetable alkaloid, not out of malevolence, you understand, but simply out of a spirit of inquiry in order to have an accurate idea of the effects. To do him justice, I think that he would take it himself with the same readiness. He appears to have a passion for definite and exact knowledge.

As stated by character Stamford about Sherlock Holmes in A Study in Scarlet

If We Do Not Plant Knowledge When Young

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If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

British statesman and man of letters (1694 - 1773)

Good Life Is Guided By Knowledge

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The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

British philosopher, mathematician, historian and social critic (1872 - 1970)

Zeal Without Knowledge

Zeal without knowledge is sister of folly.

English poet, lawyer, and politician who sat in House of Commons at various times between 1597 and 1621 (1569 - 1626)

Vast Limits Of Their Knowledge

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Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge.

Celebrated American author and humorist (1835 - 1910)

Opportunities For Judgment To Mature

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There must be opportunities for judgment to mature. When, therefore, you increase your business to a very great extent, and the multitude of problems increase with its growth, you will find, in the first place, that the man at the head has a diminishing knowledge of the facts and, in the second place, a diminishing opportunity of exercising a careful judgment upon them.

Testimony before the United States Senate, Committee On Interstate Commerce (December 14, 1911)

Daily Reflection: Acquisition of Knowledge and Growing

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The acquisition of knowledge doesn’t mean you’re growing. Growing happens when what you know changes how you live.

How are you growing today?

We Know Not What We May Be

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We know what we are, but know not what we may be.

Thought for Today: Jewel of Happiness

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You are a jewel of happiness who sparkles with the wisdom of knowing that all will be well.

Knowledge Is Food Of The Soul

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And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.

Plato

Greek author and philosopher in ancient Athens (427 - 347 BC)

Love Is Stronger Than Death

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I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. That dreams are more powerful than facts. That hope always triumphs over experience. That laughter is the only cure for grief. And I believe that love is stronger than death.

From his book All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten

You Must Take Action

You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.

American self-help author and motivational speaker

Thought for Today: True Benevolence

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There is no greater teacher than one's own practical example. To be really benevolent therefore means that I must first change, then I have the power, the knowledge and the experience of thinking and doing for the ultimate benefit of all.

Privilege Of Wisdom To Listen

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It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom to listen.

American physician, poet, professor, lecturer, and author (1809 - 1894)

Nothing Is Foolproof

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His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even... knowledge, was foolproof.

British novelist, best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series (born 1965)

Through Zeal Knowledge Is Gained

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Through zeal, knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows this double path of gain and loss thus place himself that knowledge may grow.

Buddha

Founder of "Buddhism" (568 - 488 BC)

Wonder Is The Root of Knowledge

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Wonder, rather than doubt, is the root of knowledge.

Polish-born American rabbi and one of leading Jewish theologians of 20th century (1907 - 1972)