Skip to content

Words of Wisdom — May 22, 2014

Goethe on Wisdom

"All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, till they take root in our personal experience." - Goethe

“All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, till they take root in our personal experience.”

– Goethe

Related

5 reasons talking to yourself is good for you

Talking to yourself seems to yield real benefits, from boosts in cognitive performance to improved emotional regulation.

This shell is not just a symbol, but also a map

Scallop shells have accompanied pilgrims to and from Santiago de Compostela for centuries, for more than one reason

Why consciousness is one of the most divisive issues in science today

Is science destined to crack the code of consciousness—and how would we even go about it?

▸

8 min

—

with

Why do we so consistently underestimate progress?

Three reasons why a radically better future is more likely than we think.

Gene therapy partially restores function to color receptors in color blind children

The researchers and patients are excited to see if color vision will develop over time.

Up Next

Words of Wisdom

Descartes on Facing Challenges

“Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.” – Rene Descartes