“There is only one way to get the best of an argument – and that is to avoid it”, Dale Carnegie “Discussion is an exchange […]
Month: November 2021
Keep good company
“The man who walks with wise men becomes wise himself”, King Solomon The time you spend with someone is an investment. This investment will have […]
Inconvenient truth about truth
“It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong”, Voltaire “All truth passes through three stages. First, it is […]
Words can hurt more than physical injury
“Loose tongues are worse than wicked hands”, Jewish proverb “A knife-would heals but a tongue wound festers, Turkish proverb “The wound of a dagger heals, […]
How to Think about the Past Present and Future
“Think of tomorrow, the past can’t be mended”, Confucius “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow”, Albert Einstein “Let go of the past, […]
Importance of reading
“Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world”, Napoleon Bonaparte In 1258, Mongols invaded Baghdad and […]
Focus your efforts
“The man who chases two rabbits, catches neither”, Confucius Multitasking is all the rage these days. People list multitasking as a valuable skill. Unfortunately, multitaskers […]
Source of violence
“One eats, another watches; that’s how revolutions are born”, Turkish proverb “Social and economic injustice brews violence”, Nazim Rahman What do French Revolution, Russian Revolution, […]
Value what you have
“Who has never been burned in the sun won’t know the value of shadow”, Turkish proverb Those who were born in a free country will […]
Worst financial mindset
What is the worst financial mindset you can have? What line of thinking would almost guarantee a financial catastrophe? Let’s begin by comparing with other […]
Small incremental changes lead to big impact
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones”, Confucius It is illegal to take anything natural from the Canadian Rockies. You […]
There is no shame in asking questions
“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life”, Confucius “Not […]