Quotes on Kane G. Anderson

Lay a Foundation of Humility - Saint Augustine

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:08:02 +0000

“Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.” – Saint Augustine

Keep Yourself - Marcus Aurelius

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 15:07:09 +0000

Keep yourself simple, good, pure, serious, and unassuming; the friend of justice and godliness; kindly, affectionate, and resolute in your devotion to duty.

Marcus Aurelius

Cynicism and Hopefulness - Nick Cave

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:11:33 +0000

I read this in the 2025-06-05 weekly “3-2-1 email” from James Clear.

Musician Nick Cave on cynicism and hopefulness:

“Cynicism is not a neutral position — and although it asks almost nothing of us, it is highly infectious and unbelievably destructive. In my view, it is the most common and easy of evils. I know this because much of my early life was spent holding the world and the people in it in contempt. It was a position both seductive and indulgent…

Your kids' burden - Carl Jung

Mon, 19 May 2025 00:10:36 +0000

The greatest burden a child must bear is the unlived life of the parents.

Carl Jung

Time Affluence - Brian Johnson

Sun, 18 May 2025 23:59:53 +0000

Having enough money to take care of your basic needs is an important variable in constructing an optimal life.

And, of course, nice things are nice.

But…

Research shows that after a certain level of basic financial well-being, there’s a diminishing return such that more money doesn’t necessarily make you happier.

You know what kind of affluence DOES strongly predict your level of well-being?

TIME affluence.

A sense that you have enough time to do the things you want to do and enjoy the process.

Looking at things - Dyer

Sun, 18 May 2025 23:51:45 +0000

If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change

Wayne Dyer

Self-imposed immaturity - Immanuel Kant

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:58:45 +0000

“Enlightenment is man’s emergence from his self-imposed immaturity. Immaturity is the inability to use one’s understanding without guidance from another**.** This immaturity is self-imposed when its cause lies not in lack of understanding, but in lack of resolve and courage to use it without guidance from another. Sapere aude! Have the courage to use your own understanding!”

Immanuel Kant in a 1784 essay entitled, What Is Enlightenment