Monday, July 18, 2011

Bon mot for the week

"When one door closes, another door opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us."


Alexander Graham Bell  (1847-1922)


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JES said...

Inspirational advice in nearly all thwarting-type situations, at least in the abstract.

Wonder if it got smug old AGB a clout or two on the head, though. Especially when offered to someone in the throes of romantic heartbreak.

(Hmm. A lot of violence in my comments all of a sudden... Wonder what THAT's about?!?)

July 19, 2011 9:47 PM
Froog said...

Well, I hope it's not my influence!


Somehow, I always picture Mr Bell (and Mr Edison, too; that other great hero of the technological revolution - along with Einstein, the trinity of foreign scientists that most Chinese have heard of; well, in more recent times, I suppose we can add Hawking too, who has managed to become an international celebrity; but I get a little depressed sometimes that the likes of Rutherford, Fermi, Feynman and so on enjoy so little recognition over here) as being concerned only with technical challenges and business frustrations. I can't imagine him presuming to give romantic advice to anyone.

And, as you say, probably a good thing. The broken-hearted never take such 'look on the bright side' encouragement very well.

July 19, 2011 11:17 PM

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