“I want to believe as many true things and as few false things as possible.”
Matt Dillahunty (1969) American activist
Interview in Cybling (February 2001) http://www.cybling.com/artists/harrye.html
“I want to believe as many true things and as few false things as possible.”
Matt Dillahunty (1969) American activist
“If you desire many things, many things will seem but a few.”
Benjamin Franklin book Poor Richard's Almanack
Poor Richard's Almanack (1736), http://www.rarebookroom.org/Control/frapos/index.html November <br class="br">Poor Richard's Almanack
“Say no to many good things so you can say yes to a few great things.”
Greg McKeown (author) book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Popular Quotes, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, Twitter
Ken McLeod (1948) Canadian lama
Five Elements Five Dakinis http://www.unfetteredmind.org/five-elements-five-dakinis-9#FEFD090:33:46.8. Unfettered Mind http://www.unfetteredmind.org.. (2007-07-09) (Topic: Practice)
“In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's there are few.”
Shunryu Suzuki (1904–1971) Japanese Buddhist missionary
Prologue
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind (1973)
Variant: In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few
Source: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
Ellen Kushner book The Privilege of the Sword
Part IV, Chapter V (p. 385)
The Privilege of the Sword (2006)