“The 'stream' we call science always flows forward; sometimes reactionary beavers block its flow, but the stream is never defeated by this; it accumulates, gathers strength; its waters get over the barrage and continue on their course. The advancement of science is the advancement of God, for science is nothing but human intelligence, and human intelligence is the most valuable treasure God has bequeathed us.” HumansSometimesScienceCoursesWaterFlowAccountsValuableTreasureBlockStreamsDefeatedGet OverAdvancementReactionariesHuman IntelligenceBeaversAdvancement Of Science Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Self-awareness is a supreme gift, a treasure as precious as life. This is what makes us human. But it comes with a costly price: the wound of mortality. Our existence is forever shadowed by the knowledge that we will grow, blossom, and, inevitably, diminish and die.” HumansSelfDiesGrowsExistenceForeverAwarenessSelf AwarenessWoundsSupremeTreasureMortalityDiminish Book:Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death Source: Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death
“There's some human instinct which makes a man treasure what he is not to make any use of, because everybody does not possess it.” MenHumansDoeUseInstinctTreasureCollectors Book:Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews Source: Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews
“One of the Great Truths of human experience is that we will achieve only what we conceive. Life cannot get better than the picture of life we habitually carry around with us. But if we want to, there is a practical way to look at that picture and change it. Here is the way of the Treasure Map.” IfsWayWantHumansLooksAchieveTreasurePracticalsGet BetterMapsHuman ExperienceVisualization Author:Lisa Hoffman
“I have never loved Fortune, even when she seemed most to love me. I never considered her treasures mine, neither her money, nor her office nor her influence. Her theft of these things, therefore. has taken away nothing of my own. Mother, my roof is the stars. My house is human goodness. My body is clothed. My stomach is full. And the thirstier part of me, my soul, drinks gladly from the pool of my books.So much for me. I am just fine.” HumansBookSoulBodyMotherHouseStarsMy OwnTakenInfluenceMinesFineDrinkGoodnessOfficeFortuneTreasureMy SoulStomachPoolRoofTheft Author:Walter Wangerin