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Words of Wisdom - QuotesChi Wen Tzu always thought three times before taking action. Most people have a desire to look at the exception instead of the desire to become exceptional. Developing the Leader Within You Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful. Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. Being miserable is easy. Being happy is tougher and cooler. It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. To be trusted is a greater compliment then to be loved. Perfection doesn't exist... only good attempts. The true measure of your character is what you do when nobody's watching. What would you do if you knew for sure that no one would ever find out? There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: one who thinks himself the happiest man really is so, but one that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool. If 50 million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. That all depends on what "is" is. They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. There are no facts, only interpretations. Nachlass It is not enough to prove something, one also has to seduce or elevate people to it. That is why the man of knowledge should learns how to speak his wisdom: and often in such a way that it sounds like folly! Daybreak Labour to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience. The Rules of Civility Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kidding themselves. Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. When it's all over, it's not who you were... it's whether you made a difference. When you say Yes, say it quickly. But always take a half hour to say No, so you can understand the other fellow's side. Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few. Vitality shows in not only the ability to persist but the ability to start over. Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. If you disclose your alms, even then it is well done, but if you keep them secret, and give them to the poor, then that is better still for you; and this wipes off from you some of your evil deeds. Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction. It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err. You can use all the quantitative data you can get, but you still have to distrust it and use your own intelligence and judgment. The best helping hand that you will ever receive is the one at the end of your own arm. The only use of a knowledge of the past is to equip us for the present. The present contains all that there is. It is holy ground; for it is the past, and it is the future. The future is not something we enter. The future is something we create. The weather-cock on the church spire, though made of iron, would soon be broken by the storm-wind if it did not understand the noble art of turning to every wind. A moment's thinking is an hour in words. When the student is ready... the lesson appears. What we do not understand, we do not possess. There are three ways you can get to the top of a tree: 1) sit on an acorn 2) make friends with a bird 3) climb it. The most important lesson you can learn from winning is that you can. Competition is easier to accept if you realize it is not an act of aggressin or abrasion. I've worked with my best friends in direct competition. Whatever you want in life, other people are going to want too. Believe in yourself enough to accept the idea that you have an equal right to it. The purpose of words is to convey ideas. When the ideas are grapsed, the words are forgotten. Where can I find a man who has forgotten the words? He is the one I would like to talk to. You never actually know how you're going to handle a problem until you actually have it. Ishmael 'Tis all a Chequer-board of Nights and Days Where Destiny with Men for Pieces plays: Hither and thither moves, and mates, and slays, And one by one back in the Closet lays. It ain't what they call you, it's what you answer to. One who is too wise an observer of the business of others, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity. To think is to differ. Scopes Trial Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt. Two things help to keep one's job. First, let the boss think he's having his own way. Second, let him have it. We are all born into the world with nothing. Everything we acquire after that is profit. Don't drive as if you own the road; drive as if you own the car. It takes a lot of things to show you're smart, but only one thing to prove you're not. |
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