Category: Stargazing
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“For my part I know nothing with any certainty, But the sight of the stars makes me dream.”
– Vincent Van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) One of the greatest artists of all times. Painter of The Starry Night (amongst many others) and tormented and tortured soul. Credit: https://depositphotos.com/49703113/stock-photo-starry-night-sky.html His letters give a deep insight into his nature, his thoughts and his dreams. This quote is taken from a letter…
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“Keep your eyes on the stars, but don’t forget that your feet are necessarily on the earth.”
– Theodore Roosevelt (27 October 1858 – 6 January 1919) Theodore Roosevelt Jr, often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He previously served as the 25th…
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“Watch the stars in their courses and imagine yourself running alongside them”
—Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 7.47[Holiday, Ryan; Hanselman, Stephen. The Daily Stoic (p. 131). Profile. Kindle Edition.] The stars in the sky have the ability to fill us with awe and wonder. The stars are distant sparks glowing in the night sky embedded in the cloth of the universe. The stars, unimaginably huge and old, reach out…
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Stargazing for everyone
so I asked other kids what they were…. They said things like “they’re lights in the sky, kid.”
Stargazing Guy 