“At sometime in our lives a devil dwells within us, causes heartbreaks, confusion and troubles, then dies.” DiesCausesOur LivesTroubleDevilConfusion Book:Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“Someone who has thought rationally and deeply about how the body works is likely to arrive at better ideas about how to be healthy than someone who has followed a hunch. Medicine presupposes a hierarchy between the confusion the layperson will be in about what is wrong with him, and the more accurate knowledge available to doctors reasoning logically. At the heart of Epicureanism is the thought that we are as bad at answering the question "What will make me happy?" as "What will make me healthy?" Our souls do not spell out their troubles.” HeartIdeasSoulBodyTroubleHealthyDoctorsMedicineAvailableConfusionReasoningSpellsAccurateHierarchyMake Me HappyHunchesEpicureanismBody Work Author:Alain de Botton
“History in the making is a very uncertain thing. It might be better to wait till the South American republic has got through withits twenty-fifth revolution before reading much about it. When it is over, some one whose business it is, will be sure to give you in a digested form all that it concerns you to know, and save you trouble, confusion, and time. If you will follow this plan, you will be surprised to find how new and fresh your interest in what you read will become.” IfsKnowsGivingMightFormReadingWaitingInterestHistoryPlansTroubleRevolutionNewsConcernTwentiesSouthConfusionRepublicUncertainFifth Author:Anna Brackett
“The problem with movies is that movies end and your life doesn't. This doesn't appear to cause any trouble, but it does cause confusion, which is almost as bad.” DoeEndsProblemCausesTroubleConfusion Author:Tom O'Brien