All uncertainty is fruitfull ... so long as it is accompanied by the wish to understand
Interpretation
Uncertainty can lead to growth and understanding if one seeks knowledge.
This quote by Antonio Machado emphasizes that uncertainty, often seen as a negative state, can actually be beneficial if it is paired with a genuine desire to seek understanding. It suggests that the human experience of doubt or ambiguity is not only inevitable but can also be a productive force when it inspires curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge.
In practice
A teacher might use this quote to inspire students to embrace challenges in their learning journey.
Has my heart gone to sleep? Have the beehives of my dreams stopped working, the waterwheel of the mind run dry, scoops turning empty, only shadow inside? No, my heart is not asleep. It is awake, wide awake. Not asleep, not dreamingβ its eyes are opened wide watching distant signals, listening on the rim of vast silence
No one can shed light on vices he does not have or afflictions he has ever experienced.
XXIX Traveler, there is no path. The path is made by walking. Traveller, the path is your tracks And nothing more. Traveller, there is no path The path is made by walking. By walking you make a path And turning, you look back At a way you will never tread again Traveller, there is no road Only wakes in the sea.
I. Don't trace out your profile-- forget your side view-- all that is outer stuff. II. Look for your other half who walks always next to you and tends to be who you aren't.
Life is the path you beat while you walk it It's the walking that beats the path It is not the path that makes the walk
Hell is the bloodcurdling mansion of time, in whose profoundest circle Satan himself waits, winding a gargantuan watch in his hand.
It's not enough to do your best; you must know what to do & then do your best.
Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.
Thought and theory must precede all salutary action; yet action is nobler in itself than either thought or theory.
As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or fragrance, so let the sage dwell on earth.
The rule of the universe is that others can do for us what we cannot do for ourselves, and one can paddle every canoe except one's own.
It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.
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