Commonplace
A collection of quotes, passages, and ideas from books, people, and my own thoughts.
"The world will ask you who you are, and if you don't know, the world will tell you."
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
"But if we stop and go no farther, why go so far?"
"Perfectionism is the cleverest guise of fear, not of high standards."
"Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom."
"If a stone which has been projected through the air had consciousness, it would believe that it was moving of its own free will."
"Akıllı köprüyü arayana kadar deli suyu geçer."
(While the wise man looks for the bridge, the fool crosses the river.)
"The ultimate project of a person is oneself."