“The fame of the rich man dies with him; the fame of the treasure, and not of the man who possessed it, remains.” MenDiesWealthRichHe ManFameRemainsRichesTreasurePossessedRich Man Book:Delphi Complete Works of Leonardo da Vinci (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Leonardo da Vinci (Illustrated)
“Take the sum of human achievement in action, in science, in art, in literature subtract the work of the men above forty, and while we should miss great treasures, even priceless treasures, we would practically be where we are today ... The effective, moving, vitalizing work of the world is done between the ages of twenty-five and forty.” MenWorldShouldHumansArtDoneAgeTodayActionMovingLiteratureFiveMissingHe ManAchievementTwentiesTreasureFortyPricelessTwenty Five Author:William Osler
“The child's true constructive energy, a dynamic power, has remained unnoticed for thousands of years. Just as men have trodden the earth, and later tilled its surface, without thought for the immense wealth hidden in its depths, so the men of our day make progress after progress in civilized life, without noticing the treasures that lie hidden in the psychic world of infancy.” MenWorldYearsChildrenEarthLyingEnergyWealthProgressHe ManDepthSurfaceTreasureCivilizedImmensePsychicsConstructiveNoticingInfancyUnnoticed Author:Maria Montessori
“It is hard to know what other way men can come to truth, to lay hold of it, if they do not dig and search for it as for gold and hid treasure; but he that does so, must have much earth and rubbish, before he gets the pure metal; sand, and pebbles, and dross usually lie blended with it, but the gold is nevertheless gold, and will enrich the man that employs his pains to seek and separate it.” IfsKnowsMenWayDoeHardEarthPainLyingHe ManPureGoldLaysTreasureSandMetalsNeverthelessRubbishPebblesDross Book:The Works of John Locke Source: The Works of John Locke
“So [Polaroid's Dr. Edwin] Land, at 75, went off to spend the remainder of his life doing pure science, trying to crack the code of color vision. The man is a national treasure. I don't understand why people like that can't be held up as models: This is the most incredible thing to be - not an astronaut, not a football player - but this.” PeopleMenTryingVisionPlayerLandFootballColorHe ManPureModelsIncrediblesTreasureCodeCracksDrsAstronautFootball PlayerPolaroidsNational Treasure Author:Steve Jobs
“It is merely the egoism of the man, who wants to bury a woman like a treasure. All attempts at using vows, contracts, and holy ceremonies have failed to bring permanence into the most changeable aspect of changeable human existence, namely love.” MenWantHumansExistenceHe ManHolyAspectTreasureContractsCeremonyVowHuman ExistenceEgoismPermanenceVenus In Furs Author:Leopold von Sacher-Masoch