Try and enlarge your mind

March 21, 2010, 10:44 pm

Posted by soos in General
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I've been thinking about this quotation the DH shared with me: "Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people." - Eleanor Roosevelt

That Eleanor had some life of the mind! I do think it reads better backwards, though. Start with the "Small minds..." Don't you think?

Here's another one from her: "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." From what little I've read about her, she was all about doing rather than merely thinking, and just getting on with it.

I love great quotations, and those 2 have made me a fan of her. I'm off to look for the definitive biography of Eleanor Roosevelt.

If you haven't had enough quotes from Eleanor, here are some more.

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Posted by www
on March 28, 2010, 5:46 am

Hi, this is my first time at your blog. I like the first quote a lot. It's so very true. That said, the "small minds" is equivalent to gossiping. Average minds is equivalent to when we girl talk, about the latest happenings in town and all that. I love the first kind - real, real debate. =) Very stimulating.

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Posted by www
on March 30, 2010, 12:09 am

Thanks, Jyoan!

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