It must not be thought that it is ever possible to reach the interior earth by any perseverance in mining: both because the exterior earth is too thick, in comparison with human strength; and especially because of the intermediate waters, which would gush forth with greater impetus, the deeper the place in which their veins were first opened; and which would drown all miners.
Rene Descartes
Firsts
The first precept was
The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt.
Rene Descartes
Wonder is the first
Wonder is the first of all the passions.
Rene Descartes
The star [Tycho’s supernova]
The star [Tycho’s supernova] was at first like Venus and Jupiter, giving pleasing effects; but as it then became like Mars, there will next come a period of wars, seditions, captivity and death of princes, and destruction of cities, together with dryness and fiery meteors in the air, pestilence, and venomous snakes. Lastly, the star became like Saturn, and there will finally come a time of want, death, imprisonment and all sorts of sad things.
Tycho Brahe
Don’t take rest after your first
Don’t take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.
Abdul Kalam
If you should ask
If you should ask me what are the ways of God, I would tell you that the first is humility, the second is humility, and the third is humility. Not that there are no other precepts to give, but if humility does not preceed all that we do, our efforts are fruitless.
Saint Augustine
If you want to shine like the sun
If you want to shine like the sun, first burn like the sun.
Authors Abdul Kalam
Abdul Kalam If you FAIL, never give up
If you FAIL, never give up because F.A.I.L. means “First Attempt in Learning”. END is not the end; in fact E.N.D. means “Effort Never Dies”. If you get NO as an answer, remember N.O. means “Next Opportunity”.