Sunday, May 24, 2026
Some Famous quotes attributed to Socrates (as recorded by his students like Plato and Xenophon)
1.
“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
(From Plato’s Apology)
2.
“I know that I know nothing.”
(A paraphrase summarizing Socrates’ view on wisdom and humility.)
3.
“To find yourself, think for yourself.”
(Commonly attributed, though exact wording is debated.)
4.
“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.”
(Often attributed to Socrates, but exact source is uncertain.)
5.
“Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.”
6.
“He who is not contented with what he has would not be contented with what he would like to have.”
7.
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
(Frequently attributed to Socrates, though likely misattributed.)
— by Socrates
Sunday, May 10, 2026
Some Famous quotes attributed to Albert Einstein
1.
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world.”
2.
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
3.
“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
4.
“Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.”
5.
“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”
6.
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
(Commonly paraphrased; wording varies in historical records.)
7.
“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.”
— by Albert Einstein
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Some powerful quotes by Barack Obama on race and equality
0 comments Posted by Brain Magic at 12:39 AMSome powerful quotes by Barack Obama on race and equality
✊ On Race in America
- “Race is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now.”
From his 2008 speech “A More Perfect Union.”
- “We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.”
“The fact is that the inequalities that we see in our society are not an accident.”
🤝 On Equality & Justice
- “The arc of the moral universe may bend toward justice, but it doesn’t bend on its own.”
(He frequently echoed this line, originally popularized by Martin Luther King Jr..)
- “No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.”
- “We are born equal, with dignity and rights that cannot be taken away.”
🇺🇸 On Unity Across Differences
- “We are not as divided as our politics suggest.”
- “Our stories may be singular, but our destiny is shared.”
- “We may have different stories, but we hold common hopes.”
⚖️ On Progress
- “If we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well.”
- “Progress will come in fits and starts. It’s not always a straight line. It’s not always a smooth path.”
