“The effort invested in 'getting it right' should be commensurate with the importance of the decision.”
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Wise Quotes — page 116 of 916
“The greatest improvement in the productive powers of labour, and the greater part of the skill, dexterity, and judgment with which it is anywhere directed, or applied, seem to have been the effects of the division of labour.”
“Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.”
“Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.”
“I would advise you to read with a pen in your hand and enter in a little book short hints of what you feel that is common or that may be useful; for this will be the best method of imprinting such portcullis in your memory.”
“That is simple. In the Colonies we issue our own money. It is called Colonial Scrip. We issue it in proper proportion to the demands of trade and industry to make the products pass easily from the producers to the consumers. In this manner creating for ourselves our own paper money, we control its purchasing power, and we have no interest to pay.”
“Order - Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.”
“Honesty is the best policy.”
“Everything we look at and choose is some way of expressing how we want to be perceived.”
“Beautify your thoughts. Thoughts are the headwaters of action, life and manifestation.”
“You must look within for value, but must look beyond for perspective.”
“Multitasking divides your attention and leads to confusion and weakened focus.”
“Meaning is made in conversation, reality is created in communication, and knowledge is generated through social interaction.... Language is the vehicle through which we create our understanding of the world.”
“Great is the power of steady misrepresentation; but the history of science shows that fortunately this power does not long endure.”
“There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.”
“A lot of success in life and business comes from knowing what you want to avoid: early death, a bad marriage, etc.”
“What does Arsenal mean? It means class. The structure of the Club, everything has a classy feel about it. It isn't always about success, there is more than that and this is what makes it a cut above the rest.”
“Study the past, if you would divine the future.”
“The ideas that have lighted my way have been kindness, beauty and truth.”
“Capitalism is about turning luxuries into necessities.”