humble supplication.................

 

Having thus imparted to you my sentiments as they have been awakened by the occasion which brings us together, I shall take my present leave; but not without resorting once more to the benign Parent of the Human Race in humble supplication that, since He has been pleased to favor the American people with opportunities for deliberating in perfect tranquility, and dispositions for deciding with unparalleled unanimity on a form of government for the security of their union and the advancement of their happiness, so His divine blessing may be equally conspicuous in the enlarged views, the temperate consultations, and the wise measures on which the success of this Government must depend.

-George Washington, as he concludes his inaugural inaugural address

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indistinguishable..................

 

The most profound technologies are those that disappear. They weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it.

-Mark Weiser, from here

Twenty-two.........................

 

............................essentials.

Declaring..............................

 

..................................a hot streak.

specific opportunity..............

 

One should not search for an abstract meaning of life.  Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life to carry out a concrete assignment which demands fulfillment.  Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated.  Thus, everyone's task is as unique as is his specific opportunity to implement it.

-Viktor Frankl

remembrance.................

30.  Look down from above on the numberless herds of mankind, with their mysterious ceremonies, their diverse voyagings in storm and calm, and all the chequered pattern of their comings and gatherings and goings.  Go on to consider the life of bygone generations; and then the life of all those who are yet to come; and even at the present day, the life of the hordes of far-off savages.  In short, reflect what multitudes there are who are ignorant of your very name; how many more will have speedily forgotten it; how many, perhaps praising you now, who will soon enough be abusing you; and that therefore remembrance, glory, and all else together are things of no worth. 

-Marcus Aurelius. Meditations, Book Nine

Pretty good teammates..................

 

Inspiration is great.  Discipline is better.  

-Joe Rogan

Outcomes.......................

 

The problem with democracy is that it does not always produce the outcome you want.

-Jonathan Turley, from this opinion

thanks Chris

the moral.....................

 

What matters is the moral.  If you got everything else wrong from The Odyssey, but you left understanding the importance of perseverance, the dangers of hubris, the risks of temptation and distraction, then you really learned something.

-Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic

delight and refreshment...........

 

7.  Let your one delight and refreshment be to pass from one service to the community to another, with God ever in mind.

-Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book Six

Summer vacation.......................

 

indispensable tension...........

 

     Thus it can be seen that mental health is based on a certain degree of tension, the tension between what one has already achieved and what one still ought to accomplish, or the gap between what one is and what one should become.  Such a tension is inherent in the human being and therefore is indispensable to mental well-being.

-Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

Patience is a virtue............

 

Impatience is an expensive emotion.

Every app wants your decision in seconds. Every employer wants results this quarter. Every investment platform profits when you trade. Meanwhile, the boring investor who indexed and touched nothing decades ago owns your neighborhood. Who's winning?

The patient inherit everything the impatient leave behind.

-from this week's edition of the Farnum Street newsletter

A really good question..............

 

It seems to me that in the current media environment, both envy and suspicion have become supercharged. We’re all steeped in resentment. We’re all conspiracy theorists. Can we get past that?

-Arnold Kling, as he concludes this episode

Aging like a fine wine....................

 

It turns out that one key to aging is learning to live in a future you didn't see coming.

-Marty Goldensohn, from here