“The late British-born philosopher Alan Watts, in one of his wonderful lectures on eastern philosophy, used this analogy: "If I draw a circle, most people, when asked what I have drawn, will say I have drawn a circle or a disc, or a ball. Very few people will say I've drawn a hole in the wall, because most people think of the inside first, rather than thinking of the outside. But actually these two sides go together--you cannot have what is 'in here' unless you have what is out there.' " In other words, where we are is vital to who we are.” PeopleIfsThinkingFirstsTwoPhilosophyTogetherUsedSidesBornWonderfulWallLateDrawsBallsPhilosopherBritishCirclesHolesWho We AreEasternLecturesTwo SidesAnalogiesDiscsEastern Philosophy Author:Eric Weiner
“We are not living in a world where all roads are radii if a circle and where all, if followed long enough, will therefore draw gradually nearer and finally meet at the centre: rather in a world where every road, after a few miles, forks into two, and each of those into two again, and at each fork you must make a decision.” IfsWorldLongTwoEnoughDecisionDrawsMilesCirclesCentreForksRadiusGreat Divorce Book:The Great Divorce Source: The Great Divorce
“Qhuinn looked at each of the hoods again. How ironic, he thought. Nearly two years ago, an Honor Guard of black robes had been sent to him to make sure he knew his family didn't want him. And now, here these males were, come to draw him into a different kind of fold-- that was every bit as strong as that of blood.” WantYearsKindTwoDifferentStrongBitsBlackBloodHonorDrawsYears AgoMalesTwo YearsIronicDifferent KindsFoldsHoodRobesWant HimTwo Years Ago Book:Lover At Last: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood Source: Lover At Last: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood
“There are two modes of acquiring knowledge, namely by reasoning and experience. Reasoning draws a conclusion and makes us grant the conclusion, but does not make the conclusion certain, nor does it remove doubt so that the mind may rest on the intuition of truth, unless the mind discovers it by the path of experience.” InspirationalMindMayDoeTwoCertainPathDoubtDrawsExperienceIntuitionConclusionReasoningRemoveGrantsAcquiring Knowledge Author:Roger Bacon
“I have been especially fortunate for about 50 years in having two memory banks available-whenever I can't remember something I ask my wife, and thus I am able to draw on this auxiliary memory bank. Moreover, there is a second way In which I get ideas ... I listen carefully to what my wife says, and in this way I often get a good idea. I recommend to ... young people ... that you make a permanent acquisition of an auxiliary memory bank that you can become familiar with and draw upon throughout your lives.” PeopleWayLifeYearsHas BeensI CanTwoIdeasAbleRememberYoungScienceAsksMemoriesWifeYouthListeningDrawsAvailableMy WifeFamiliarPermanentFortunateGood IdeasAcquisitionRemember Something Author:Linus Pauling
“"What is your best, your very best, ale a glass?" "Two pence halfpenny," says the landlord, "is the price of the Genuine Stunning Ale." "Then," says I, producing the money, "just draw me a glass of the Genuine Stunning, if you please, with a good head on it."” IfsTwoPleaseDrawsGlassesGenuineBeerStunningLandlordAle Author:Charles Dickens