A quotation from Arthur Conan Doyle

It was easier to know it than to explain why I know it. If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact.

Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) British writer and physician
Story (1886-04), “A Study in Scarlet,” Part 1, ch. 3 [Holmes], Beeton’s Christmas Annual, Vol. 28 (1887-11-21)

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A quotation from A. A. Milne

   “Wait a moment,” said Winnie-the-Pooh, holding up his paw.
   He sat down and thought, in the most thoughtful way he could think. Then he fitted his paw into one of the Tracks … and then he scratched his nose twice, and stood up.
   “Yes,” said Winnie-the-Pooh.
   “I see now,” said Winnie-the-Pooh.
   “I have been Foolish and Deluded,” said he, “and I am a Bear of No Brain at All.”

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 3 “Pooh and Piglet Go Hunting” (1926)

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A quotation from Victor Hugo

To be lost in thought is not to be idle. There is visible work and invisible work. To contemplate is to toil, to think is to do.
 
[On n’est pas inoccupé parce qu’on est absorbé. Il y a le labeur visible et le labeur invisible. Contempler, c’est labourer; penser, c’est agir.]

Victor Hugo (1802-1885) French writer
Les Misérables, Part 2 “Cosette,” Book 7 “A Parenthesis,” ch. 8 (2.7.8) (1862) [tr. Donougher (2013)]

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A quotation from Barzun, Jacques:

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This is in fact the test and use of a man’s education, that he finds pleasure in the exercise of his mind.
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No one told me the scales in the economies of scale were designed for imbalance, but it's certainly a stressful lesson to learn. #cogitation

If you make a million dollars or more a year, I don't really care how your day is going. #cogitation

I am getting pretty exhausted being told or asked why I am in a bad mood today. I've only been doing my permitted activities while not intruding on anything others have wanted to do...for the past few years. #cogitation

Taking a stand on social media is like building a dam in your bathtub. #cogitation

Clean your fans. Even if you are a meat automaton. #cogitation

They have bigger problems then taking vengeance on you. #cogitation

Reminder for myself that just because someone ruined the night for me, doesn't mean I have to let it make me feel like crap. #cogitation

Ah... restless brain syndrome. #cogitation

Sometimes it isn't your job to internalize an entire world's worth of pain. #cogitation

Sometimes it is important to remember social media is about being social. 😇 #cogitation

Depression after oppression and recession. What a life this is. #cogitation

News of my demise is greatly anticipated. #cogitation

Current mindset: "Kind, not nice."

Current mood: "Righteous indignation."

#cogitation

My rules for myself today:

1. Mind your own business
2. Don't let people control your emotions
3. Do what you want as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else

#cogitation

No one ever told me I wasn't a comedian. #cogitation

I do have to admit, the spectacle of the privileged drowning themselves is definitely entertaining. #cogitation