“Man finds his pathways: at first they were foot-tracks, as those of the beast in the wilderness; now they are swift and invisible: his thought dives through the ocean, and his wishes thread the air: has he found all the pathways yet? What reaches him, stays with him, rules him: he must accept it, not knowing its pathway.” MenFirstsFoundWishAcceptingKnowingAirFeetOceanTrackInvisibleBeastWildernessThreadNot KnowingPathways Book:Daniel Deronda: Top Novelist Focus Source: Daniel Deronda: Top Novelist Focus
“A wise man ought always to follow the paths beaten by great men, and to imitate those who have been supreme, so that if his ability does not equal theirs, at least it will savor of it. Let him act like the clever archers who, designing to hit the mark which yet appears too far distant, and knowing the limits to which the strength of their bow attains, take aim much higher than the mark, not to reach by their strength or arrow to so great a height, but to be able with the aid of so high an aim to hit the mark they wish to reach.” IfsMenDoeHas BeensWisdomAbleHopeWishAbilityKnowledgeKnowingPathWiseStrengthDesignOughtHigherLimitsEqualMarkAimExcellenceEqualityAidsSupremeCleverHeightGreat MenBowsBeatenArrowsArcher Book:The Prince Source: The Prince
“In the Name of Allah the Merciful, the Compassionate, Who manifests Himself through everything, the revelation of a clear knowing to whomsoever He wishes, peace be upon you, my son. This praise belongs to Allah Who manifests Himself on the head of a pin to whom He wishes, so that one testifies that He is not, and another testifies that there is none other than He. But the witnessing in the denying of Him is not rejected, and the witnessing in the affirming of Him is not praised.” NamesWishKnowingClearSonPraiseRevelationsMy SonCompassionateRejectedPinsMercifulAffirming Author:Mansur Al-Hallaj
“I do wish that I had gone to college, just for the simple fact that knowing more than one approach makes you more well-rounded. But I still can't say knowing what I know now, that I would have done it any differently.” KnowsWellsStillsDoneFactsWishSimpleGoneKnowingCollegeApproachWell RoundedKnowing More Author:Meagan Good
“We're just animals, creatures smart enough and unlucky enough to have figured out we're alive, and we're going to die without ever knowing any purpose. We can pretend all we want and we can wish all we want, but that basic existential fact remainswe can't know.” KnowsWantEnoughFactsPurposeDiesWishAnimalKnowingAliveCreaturesSmartRemainsExistentialUnlucky Book:The Tenth Insight: A Pocket Guide (Storycuts) Source: The Tenth Insight: A Pocket Guide (Storycuts)
“But times and tempers are changed. Rebels are everywhere to be found who no longer wish to obey the law without knowing whence it comes, what are its uses, and whither arises the obligation to submit to it, and the reverence with which it is encompassed. The rebels of our day are criticizing the very foundations of society which have hitherto been held sacred, and first and foremost amongst them that fetish, law.” FirstsUseLawFoundWishKnowingChangedFoundationSacredAriseObligationCriticizeRebelTemperReverenceSubmitFetish Author:Peter Kropotkin
“We owe our troops the opportunity to serve in the best-planned, best-equipped, and best-led military force in the world, and we owe them the peace of mind that comes from knowing that they and their families will be taken care of if they sacrifice life, limb or the ability to sleep without war's nightmares. We owe them not just thanks and best wishes, but action, and action in our nation's capital.” IfsWorldMindWarCareActionOpportunityForceNationsWishSleepAbilityKnowingTakenSacrificeMilitaryThanksNightmarePeace Of MindTroopsLimbsOur TroopsMilitary ForceBest Wishes Author:John F. Kerry
“Knowing how contented, free, and joyful is life in the world of science, one fervently wishes that many would enter its portals.” WorldWishKnowingJoyfulPortal Author:Dmitri Mendeleev