In the field of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind.
- Louis Pasteur
- Louis Pasteur
'Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.'
- Goethe
Nietzsche: A Letter to His Sister
'Is that more difficult than to strike new paths, fighting the habitual, experiencing the insecurity of independence and the frequent wavering of one's feelings and even one's conscience, proceeding often without any consolation, but ever with the eternal goal of the true, the beautiful, and the good?
Is it decisive after all that we arrive at the
view of God, world and reconciliation which makes us most comfortable?
Rather, is not the result of his inquiries something wholly indifferent
to the true inquirer?
Do we after all seek rest, peace, and pleasure in
our inquiries?
No, only truth -- even if it be the most abhorrent and
ugly....
Here the ways of man part:
- if you wish to strive for peace of
soul and pleasure, then believe;
- if you wish to be a devotee of truth,
then inquire.'
