The Nation that makes a great distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools.
—Thucyides, 460 BC – 400 BC
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The Art of Persuasion
People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come into the mind of others. —Blaise Pascal (1690; Creative Commons) The...
Humor Friday
A budget tells us what we can’t afford, but it doesn’t keep us from buying it. —William Feather (Public Domain) Advertisements
The Power of Empathy
The man who can put himself in the place of other men, who can understand the workings of their minds, need never worry about what the future has in store for him. —Owen D. Young, American...
Live a Noble Life
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self. —Ernest Hemingway (1939, by Lloyd Arnold; Public Domain) Advertisements
Select Your Destination and Forge Ahead
Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure. —Paulo Coelho Advertisements
Which Direction Are You Headed?
We are either progressing or retrograding all the while; there is no such thing as remaining stationary in this life. —J.F. Clarke (Photo licensed) Advertisements
The Art and Science of Persuasion
The very essence of all power to influence lies in getting the other person to participate. The mind that can do that has a powerful leverage on his human world. —Harry Allen Overstreet (Photo...
Each Day is a New Opportunity to Move Forward
This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1828, by JK Stieler; Public Domain) Advertisements
Humor Friday
Get inside information from the president of a company and you will probably lose half your money. If you get it from the chairman of the board, you will lose all of your money. —Jim Rogers (by...
In Science, as in Life
There are sadistic scientists who hurry to hunt down errors instead of establishing the truth. —Marie Curie (1920, by Henri Manuel; Public Domain) We all know the people. Those souls who rush...
Companies, Heed this Warning
No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs some great service, not for itself, but for others; or failing therein, it ceases to be profitable and ceases...
Shape Your Habits, as They Will Control Your Actions
The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. —Samuel Johnson (1772, by Sir Joshua Reynolds; Public Domain) Advertisements
Humor Friday
My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I’m happy. I can’t figure it out. What am I doing right? —Charles M. Schulz (1955, by Roger Higgins; Public Domain) Advertisements
What Are You Passionate About?
The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying to make a living at doing what they most enjoy. —Malcom Forbes (Photo by Dan Fador, Pixabay;
Despite How You Feel, Take Focused Action Now
This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in. —Charles Dickens (1867, by Jeremiah Gurney; Public Domain) Advertisements
Change…or Atrophy
There is at least one point in the history of any company when you have to change dramatically to rise to the next level of performance. Miss that moment – and you start to decline. —Andy Grove...
Decide Upon Future Actions Now
When possible, make the decision now, even if action is in the future. A reviewed decision usually is better than one reached at the last moment. —William B. Given, Jr. (photo by Pixabay; Free...
Humor Friday
A woman drove me to drink and I didn’t even have the decency to thank her. —W.C. Fields (1938; Public Domain) Advertisements
Disraeli on Opportunity
One secret of success in life is for one to be ready for their opportunity when it comes. —Benjamin Disraeli (Public Domain) Advertisements
Take Charge of Your Life, or Circumstances Will