Quote of the day, mostly related to astronomy.

[messier 111]

Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable.
Denis Waitley

[messier 111]

“For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[messier 111]

“Astronomy to the selfish becomes astrology.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

[messier 111]

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
Abraham Lincoln

[messier 111]

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
Henry David Thoreau

[messier 111]

“Discover the force of the skies O Men: once recognised it can be put to use.”
― Johannes Kepler, Epitome of Copernican Astronomy and Harmonies of the World

[messier 111]

“There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.

There is another theory which states that this has already happened.”
― Douglas Adams, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

[messier 111]

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.
Sam Ewing

[messier 111]

“The Earth is cylindrical, three times as wide as it is deep, and only the upper part is inhabited. But this Earth is isolated in space, and the sky is a complete sphere in the center of which is located, unsupported, our cylinder, the Earth, situated at an equal distance from all the points of the sky.”
― Anaximander of Miletus

[messier 111]

“Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[notFritzArgelander]

“Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.”
― Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Especially the working lunch! Lunch is not really eaten and work is not quite accomplished!

[notFritzArgelander]

“The Earth is cylindrical, three times as wide as it is deep, and only the upper part is inhabited. But this Earth is isolated in space, and the sky is a complete sphere in the center of which is located, unsupported, our cylinder, the Earth, situated at an equal distance from all the points of the sky.”
― Anaximander of Miletus

The original flat earther?

[messier 111]

“A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.”
― Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless

[messier 111]

“For, to my mind, this is a certain principle, that nothing is here treated of but the visible form of the world. He who would learn astronomy, and other recondite arts, let him go elsewhere.
(on commenting the text of Genesis 1:6)”
― John Calvin

[messier 111]

Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway.
Earl Nightingale

[messier 111]

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
Ernest Hemingway

[messier 111]

Defeat is not the worst of failures. Not to have tried is the true failure.
George Edward Woodberry

[messier 111]

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Winston Churchill

[GCoyote]

"Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure."
Confucius

"Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes."
Oscar Wilde

Either way, you also need to examine the actual results of your efforts and determine which came down to luck and which you can influence. Otherwise you will never achieve consistent improvement.

[messier 111]

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
Arthur Schopenhauer