A quotation from Bertrand Russell

For my part, the thing that I would wish to obtain from money would be leisure with security. But what the typical modern man desires to get with it is more money, with a view to ostentation, splendour, and the outshining of those who have hitherto been his equals.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 1, ch. 3 “Competition” (1930)

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#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #contentment #satisfaction #bertrandrussell #aspirations #competition #economicsecurity #goals #leisure #ratrace #wealth #money

Ever since walking along a beaver dam in childhood, Violet had engineering #aspirations, but the #terminal degree at the community college was an associate's degree--not a good enough qualification.

"You could work with Smitty," her dad said. "He builds houses."

But Violet dreamed bigger: bridges. road systems. environmental landscaping.

She knew what she had to do. One night when the moon was waxing, she went to the beaver pond. Maybe they'd take an apprentice.

#wss366 #microfiction

Jude nodded.
So." She sat close with her thigh pressing against his. "What are your #aspirations?"
Jude lit up, "My cell is planning an assassination on Liberation Day. We thought it'd be poetic."
Vera went into the kitchen and pulled down a jar of olives.
Jude followed when he spied her struggle. His arms encircled hers as he gripped the jar.
"Dextra premit, sinistra liberat." His breath tickled her neck. 8/x
#wss366

Husband blessed me with an early birthday present! A new tablet with a drawing stylus! Here's my first attempt at digital art. Having *soooo much fun*!!!! 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄 Maybe someday I'll be as good as @peggycollins ! 😄😄😄😄😄

@christianartists #Art #DigitalArt #Aspirations #Fun

*sharpening knives while maintaining eye contact on a work Teams call* #aspirations

A quotation from Thoreau

The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon, or perchance a palace or temple on the earth, and at length the middle-aged man concludes to build a woodshed of them.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
Journal (1852-07-14)

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#quote #quotes #quotation #thoreau #aging #ambition #aspirations #dreams #gettingold #grandiosity #growingold #maturity #meme #middleage #practicality #pragmatism #youth

A quotation from Goethe

Higher aims are in themselves more valuable, even if unfulfilled, than lower ones quite attained.
 
[Die höheren Forderungen sind an sich schon schikbarer, auch unerfüllt, als niedrige, ganz erfüllte.]

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) German poet, statesman, scientist
Sprüche in Prosa: Maximen und Reflexionen [Proverbs in Prose: Maxims and Reflections] (1833) [tr. Saunders (1893), “Literature and Art,” #500]

Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/goethe-johann/20178/

#quote #quotes #quotation #goethe #aims #aspirations #goals #stretchgoals #targets

Yesterday, we saw the national launch of the Brilliant Club Summer Programme. 14 of our Y7 and Y8 students will be working closely with a University Tutor to challenge their thinking and develop new skills.

#brilliantclub #aspirations #aspirationsandgoals #summerprogramme #skilldevelopment

🚀😆 Behold: the unicorn of #algorithm #aspirations – #sublinear #time! 🎩✨ Who needs to read all the #data when you can just #magically "know" the solution, right? 😜 Let's applaud this ambitious quest where glancing at a few bits is supposed to save the day. 🎉 Just squint hard enough, and maybe you'll see the answer without actually doing the work! 🤣
https://people.csail.mit.edu/ronitt/sublinear.html #efficiency #solutions #tech #humor #HackerNews #ngated

11. I wanted decent clothes, Ah wife & kids up in PSALM with the brains blown.

Dreams vs. reality: The speaker expresses a desire for normalcy and simple life—decent clothes, a family—yet they lack thereof.

(Deeper) Twisted aspirations: The desire for simplicity contrasts with violence and chaos, suggesting a longing for spiritual peace that remains unattainable. #Aspirations #Chaos #LongingForPeace

A quotation from Martin, Judith:

«
When a society abandons its ideals just because most people can’t live up to them, behavior gets very ugly indeed.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/martin-judith/73552/

#quote #quotes #quotation #aspirations #behavior #ideals #mores #society

@smallcircles Please add “input” to this Do Not Use list. When we do work, and we seek to include other people‘s #values and #ideas and #opinions and #creativity and #foresight and #intuition, let’s not call that response “adding input” to a system process. I don’t want your “input” on my ideas in this post. I seek to #understand your #thoughts and #feelings and #experiences and history and #aspirations and #expressions of #beingness. For #dialogue, let’s allow a #GhostInTheMachine. #animism

A quotation from Jerome, Jerome K.:

«
How dull, how impossible life would be without dreams — waking dreams, I mean — the dreams that we call “castles in the air,” built by the kindly hands of Hope! Were it not for the mirage of the oasis, drawing his footsteps ever onward, the weary traveler would lie down in the desert sand and die. It is the mirage of…
»

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https://wist.info/jerome-jerome-k/19522/

#quote #quotes #quotation #hope #aspirations #dreams #goals #ideals #imagination

Do you feel self-fulfilled?

#BaaghiTV #Opinions #Pakistan #SelfFulfillment #PurposefulLife #PersonalValues #Aspirations #Goals #Harmony #GenuineSelf #PrioritizingSelfCare #SelfCare #BuildingConnections #Relationships #Uplifting @yasmeenali62

https://en.baaghitv.com/do-you-feel-self-fulfilled/

A quotation from Parker, Dorothy:

«
As for me, I’d like to have money. And I’d like to be a good writer. These two can come together, and I hope they will, but if that’s too adorable, I’d rather have the money. I hate almost all rich people, but I think I’d be darling at it.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/parker-dorothy/72637/

#quote #quotes #quotation #aspirations #getrich #goal #success #wealth #writing

L’idée que les jeunes – catégorie souvent définie de manière floue – ont un rapport différent, plus distancié, au travail fait partie de ces idées aussi communes dans le discours ambiant que difficiles à rattacher à une source précise et fiable. Grâce à une enquête Opinion Way pour le compte de Kéa sur les représentations du travail des 16-45 ans, nous montrons au contraire une grande homogénéité tant dans la relation au travail que dans les priorités données au salaire et aux conditions de travail par rapport à l’autonomie ou à l’impact sur la société

https://www.cepremap.fr/2024/10/note-de-lobservatoire-du-bien-etre-n2024-13-les-jeunes-de-nos-jours/

A quotation from Barrie, James:

«
The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story and writes another, and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.
»

Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/barrie-james/1211/

#quote #quotes #quotation #aspirations #biography #diary #expectations #humility #life #outcome #story #intentions

« That holy dream—that holy dream,
While all the world were chiding,
Hath cheered me as a lovely beam
A lonely spirit guiding. »

― Edgar Allan Poe

🔗 · https://poligraf.tumblr.com/post/762631306993680384/that-holy-dream-that-holy-dream-while-all-the

#quotes #EdgarAllanPoe #dreams #visions #aspirations #inspiration #hope #guidance #poetry #poems #famouspoets

~ Giant Tortoises ~

These astounding reptiles can live 100+ years, measure up to 5 feet tall, and weigh up to 900 pounds. The longest-lived captive Giant Tortoise was Adwaita, who was reportedly 255 years old when he died in 2006.

https://www.inkedgoddesscreations.com
#Tortoise #Protection #Grounding #Purpose #Confidence #Courage #Aspirations #Trust #AnimalMagick #Magick

'The objective is not solely focused on financial gain; it is about constructing a life so satisfying that moments of rest become unnecessary. 🌟 #aspirations #contentment with Narghiza Ergashova'