The popular quote: ‘don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened’ is often attributed to Dr Seuss. However, after a thorough review of his written works as well as his life, we find that he in fact did not write these words. This quote is found in the original works of Ludwig Jacobowski, a…
Year: 2022
If You Don't Stand For Something, You'll Fall For Anything.
One quality that makes humans stand out apart from all other creatures is the ability to have moral standards that help us differentiate between right and wrong, good and bad. Having a rock-solid foundation of principles enables us to lead our life according to our own terms. Additionally, it also helps shape a unique and…
Above all, don't lie to yourself
Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him – this was one of the statements by Fyodor Dostoevsky found in on of his books called The Brothers Karamazov. Published in…
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
A room without books is like a body without a soul – a statement Cicero never said. This quotation is a rough translation of a statement Cicero wrote in his letter to Atticus. After his return from his exile in 58 B.C., Cicero wrote a letter to his friend requesting assistance in arranging his library.…
The more I learn, The less I know
The phrase “the more I learn, the less I know” is often attributed to Einstein, but it actually originated from the publication, ‘A Treatise on the Venereal Disease: In Three Parts’ by Nikolai Detlef Falck. This work was published in 1786 and is considered to be one of the first scientific texts on venereal disease.…