Don’t judge a man by his opinions, but what his opinions have made of him. ― Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. I am confident of my ability to demonstrate that one can sometimes believe in something and yet not believe in it. Nothing is less fathomable than the systems that motivate our actions. Georg Christoph Lichtenberg was…
People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little. ― Jean Jacques Rousseau. There are always four sides to a story: your side, their side, the truth and what really happened. ― Jean Jacques Rousseau. Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the…
There are two motives for reading a book; one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it. ― Bertrand Russell. and Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. ― Bertrand Russell Bertrand…
To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved. ― George MacDonald There is this difference between the growth of some human beings and that of others: in the one case it is a continuous dying, in the other a continuous resurrection. ― George MacDonald George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet and Christian…
If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants. ― Isaac Newton. This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being… This Being governs all things, not as the soul of the world, but as…
1. Accept everything just the way it is. 2. Do not seek pleasure for its own sake. 3. Do not, under any circumstances, depend on a partial feeling. 4. Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world. 5. Be detached from desire your whole life long. 6. Do not regret what you have done.…
Deserve your dream. Wisdom lies neither in fixity nor in change, but in the dialectic between the two. ― Octavio Paz. At times poetry is the vertigo of bodies and the vertigo of speech and the vertigo of death; the walk with eyes closed along the edge of the cliff, and the verbena in submarine…
Time is what we want most, but… what we use worst. ― William Penn. And I expect to pass through life but once. If there is any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I…
I can tell you that solitude Is not all exaltation, inner space Where the soul breathes and work can be done. Solitude exposes the nerve, Raises up ghosts. The past, never at rest, flows through it. ― May Sarton. May Sarton was the pen name of Eleanore Marie Sarton, a Belgian-American poet, novelist and memoirist.…
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. ― Cherry Nguyen. Persistence and endurance will make you omnipotent. ― Casey Neistat Passion, Patience, and Persistence are the ingredients to be an entrepreneur. ― Jawo Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. ― Calvin Coolidge…
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. ― Frank Herbert I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has…
Determination is the wake-up call to the human will. The path to success is to take massive, determined action. ― Tony Robbins. Why? Action and Determination are two habits you must develop at the forefront of all Success. ― Machi Block And: Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are…
Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish. ― Euripides. Who is Euripides? Euripides was a tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him, but the Suda…
Kind words don’t cost much. Yet they accomplish much. ― Blaise Pascal. Who is Blaise Pascal? Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, writer and Catholic theologian. He was a child prodigy who was educated by his father, a tax collector in Rouen. Let us Make you Rich/ Secrets of Success Together we…
The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself. ― Thales What is it that is most beautiful? – The Universe; for it is the work of God. What is most powerful? – Necessity; because it triumphs over all things. What is most difficult? – To know oneself. What is most easy? – To…
The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer. ― Barack Obama We Christians joyfully recognize the religious values we have in common with Islam. I would like to repeat what I said to young Muslims some years ago in Casablanca: ‘We believe in the same God, the one God, the living God,…
There are no rules. Just follow your heart. ― Robin Williams. Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedies alike, he is regarded as one of the…
The question isn’t at what age I want to retire, it’s at what income. ― George Foreman. What is passive income? Passive income includes regular earnings from a source other than an employer or contractor. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) says passive income can come from two sources: rental property or a business in which…