From Uncle
Duffy
Some ancient proverbs which still hold true! From
Albert
Einstein and others…
This one resonates in today’s current
political world:
We can’t solve problems by
using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
—ALBERT EINSTEIN
This one resonates with
Uncle Duffy as well:
One of life’s greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn’t
good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest
grandchild in the world.
—JEWISH PROVERB
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep
moving. —ALBERT EINSTEIN
Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that
can be counted counts.
—ALBERT EINSTEIN
A hero is someone who can keep his mouth shut when he
is right.—YIDDISH PROVERB
“Don’t be so humble—
you are not that great.”
—GOLDA MEIR (1898-1978)
TO A VISITING DIPLOMAT
When his wife asked him to change clothes to meet the
German Ambassador, he said,
“If they want to see me, here
I am. If they want to see my clothes, open my closet and show them
my suits.”
—ALBERT EINSTEIN
You can’t control the wind, but you can adjust your sails.
—YIDDISH PROVERB
Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he
learned in school.
—ALBERT EINSTEIN |