Socrates on "wisdom "
The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.
John Finley on "uncertainty "
Maturity of mind is the capacity to endure uncertainty.
Isadora Duncan on "communication "
If I could say it, I wouldn' t have to dance it.
Emily Dickinson on "the mind "
The Brain-is wider than the Sky-
For-put them side by side-
The one the other will contain
With ease-and You-beside-
Susanne Langer on "symbolizing "
The basic need, which certainly is obvious only in man, is the need of symbolization. The symbol-making function is one of man' s primary activities, like eating, looking, or moving about. It is the fundamental process of the mind, and goes on all the time.
Alfred Korzybski on "symbols "
Man' s achievements rest on the use of symbols.
Marcel Proust on "discovery "
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
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