Saturday, November 3, 2012

#824 The Elusive Search

The alchemists in their search for gold discovered many other things of greater value.  ~ Arthur Schopenhauer
 A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.  ~ George Edward Moore

The noblest search is the search for excellence.  ~ Lyndon B. Johnson


Search others for their virtue, and yourself for your vices.  ~ R. Buckminster Fuller


Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.  ~ Bertrand Russell


The search for truth is more precious than its possession.  ~ Albert Einstein


- What is of greater value than gold?
- What lasting meaning may be found directly around you and not in some distant, exotic place? 
- Why is the search for truth more valuable than the discovery?