The beginning is the most important part of the work.
- Plato
da Vinci's spell
They spell it "da Vinci" and pronounce it "da Vinchy". Foreigners always spell better than they pronounce.
- Mark Twain
For the wise and the stupids
An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.
People do not lack strength; they lack will.
There are fathers who do not love their children, but there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson.
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labor and there is invisible labor.
To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.
Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
It is from books that wise people derive consolation in the troubles of life.
People do not lack strength; they lack will.
There are fathers who do not love their children, but there is no grandfather who does not adore his grandson.
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labor and there is invisible labor.
Management
Great companies don't hire skilled people and motivate them, they hire already motivated people and inspire them. People are either motivated or they are not. Unless you give motivated people something to believe in, something bigger than their job to work toward, they will motivate themselves to find a new job and you'll be stuck with whoever's left.
There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.
Some in management positions operate as if they are in a tree of monkeys. They make sure that everyone at the top of the tree looking down sees only smiles. But all too often, those at the bottom looking up see only asses.
There are only two ways to influence human behavior: you can manipulate it or you can inspire it.
Some in management positions operate as if they are in a tree of monkeys. They make sure that everyone at the top of the tree looking down sees only smiles. But all too often, those at the bottom looking up see only asses.
Victor's way
Greater than the tread of mighty armies is an idea whose time has come.
Those who live are those who fight.
Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are dragged down by the mass, either by ridicule or slander.
My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.
Society is a republic. When an individual tries to lift themselves above others, they are dragged down by the mass, either by ridicule or slander.
My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.
- Victor Hugo
After debt comes dignity
A creditor is worse than a slave-owner; for the master owns only your person, but a creditor owns your dignity, and can command it.
Music to the ears!
Music expresses that which can not be said and on which it is impossible to be silent
Real Prayer
There are thoughts which are prayers. There are moments when, whatever the posture of the body, the soul is on its knees.
Dr. Charles
Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.
Ford for mind
When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
It is not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages.
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
Simplified Wisdom
Education should be exercise; it has become massage.
Education aims to give you a boost up the ladder of knowledge. Too often, it just gives you a cramp on one of its rungs.
Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.
Education aims to give you a boost up the ladder of knowledge. Too often, it just gives you a cramp on one of its rungs.
Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.
Morphine and state relief are the same. You go dopey, feel better and are worse off.
Sin is commitable in thought, word or deed; so is virtue.
A living civilization creates; a dying, builds museums.
Sin is commitable in thought, word or deed; so is virtue.
A living civilization creates; a dying, builds museums.
Literate is not enough!
Education... has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.
Tactile bOOks
"... books are highly tactile objects and cannot be sold on the internet alone. The art of browsing and the serendipity of finding unconnected books are hard to emulate in the virtual world. The number of people who come in to find books, then to compare prices on their smartphones, while the slightly sensitive ones merely photograph the book and then order from home, only goes to validate my point."
- Ajit Vikram Singh, owner of Fact & Fiction bookstore, New Delhi
Battle's a mind game
All battles are won by mind for minds.
- me after reading "Jacques Mattheij" blog
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