“We ought not to judge of men’s merits by their qualifications, but by the use they make of them.” – Pierre Charron
“Great minds have purposes, others have wishes.” – Washington Irving
“People who can’t see without glasses should wear them.” – Malcolm Forbes
“Our grand business is not to see what lies dimly in the distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.” – Thomas Carlyle
“They that will not be counselled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason, she will rap you on the knuckles.” – Benjamin Franklin
“In questions of science, the authority of a thousand is not worth that humble reasoning of a single individual.” – Galileo Galilei
“Some will never learn anything because they understand everything too soon.” – Thomas Blount
“Read every day something no one else is reading. Think every day something no one else is thinking. It is bad for the mind to be always a part of a unanimity.” – Christopher Morley
“They know enough who know how to learn.” – Henry Adams
“Humans are social animals. There are probably dozens of ways we absorb energy, inspiration, skills, and character traits from those around us. Sometimes we learn by example. Sometimes success appears more approachable and ordinary, because we see normal people achieve it, and perhaps that encourages us to pursue schemes with higher payoffs. Sometimes the people around us give information we need or encouragement, or contacts, or even useful criticism. We can’t always know the mechanism by which others change our future actions, but it is pretty clear it happens, and it’s important. Years ago, I mocked an intern for thinking his choice of neighbors would influence his career. If he’s reading this, I’d like to offer my apology. I can easily see that were you live might influence the energy you put into your career. If you live near optimistic winners, whose qualities are sure to rub off to some extent. And I advise you to consider is fact a primary tool for programming your moist-robot self. The programming interface is your location. To change yourself, part of the solution might involve spending more time with the people who represent the change you seek.”
– Scott Adams in his book How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
“Unless the job means more than the pay, it will never pay more.” – H. Bertram Lewis
“Sleep not when others speak, sit not when others stand, speak not when you should hold your peace, walk not when others stop.” – George Washington
“To heal the breach between the rich and the poor, it is necessary to distinguish between justice and charity.” – Pope Pius X
“A sage thing is timely silence, and better than any speech.” - Plutarch
“How to be a great conversationalist
Ask questions.
Don’t complain (much).
Don’t talk about boring experiences (TV show, meal, dream, etc)
Don’t dominate the conversation. Let others talk.
Don’t get stuck on a topic. Keep moving.
Planning is useful, but it isn’t conversation.
Keep the sad stories short, especially medical stories.
The point of conversation is to make the other person feel good.”
“I never remember feeling tired by work, though idleness exhausts me completely.” – Sr Arthur Conan Doyle
“Picture yourself going through the whole process of your worst fears becoming a reality. Get all the way to the other side of it. What do you see there?” - Beth Moore
“We will not compare ourselves with each other, as if one of us were better and another worse. We have far more interesting things to do with our lives. Each of us is an original.” – The Message
“When writing a resume or any kind of business writing, a handy trick is to ask yourself if there are any words in your first draft that you would be willing to remove for $100. Here’s the simple formula:
Each unnecessary word = $100
When you apply the formula you surprise yourself by how well it helps you prune your writing to its most essential form.”
- Scott Adams (of Dilbert Fame)
“Arguments are ineffectual unless supported by events.” – Philip Rieff