Fernando Allende Quotes & Sayings

Think the best of each other, especially of those you say you love. Assume the good and doubt the bad. — Jeffrey R. Holland

Knowing how to tinker with a broken piece of prose until it hums is a source of contentment known by all who have mastered a worthy craft. — Carol Fisher Saller

Because the rhythm of conversation makes no allowance for dead periods, because the presence of others calls for continuous responses, we are left to regret the inanity of what we say, and the missed opportunity of what we do not. — Alain De Botton

The originator of a new concept ... finds, as a rule, that it is much more difficult to find out why other people do not understand him, than it was to discover the new truth. — Hermann Von Helmholtz

We discover that we are at the same time very insignificant and very important, because each of our actions is preparing the humanity of tomorrow; it is a tiny contribution to the construction of the huge and glorious final humanity — Jean Vanier