Life is like a ten-speed bike; most of us have gears we never use. Charles M. Schulz US cartoonist (1922 - 2000) If a rich man is proud of his wealth, he should not be praised until it is known how he employs it. Socrates Greek philosopher in Athens (469 BC - 399 BC) Truth will always be truth, regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief, or ignorance. W. Clement Stone Are you going out after the truth, or are you going out after something you believe? Richard D. Rosen People say they love truth, but in reality they want to believe that which they love is true. Robert J. Ringer The structure of language determines not only thought, but reality itself. Noam Chomsky, Ruth Anshen, Biography of an Idea (Mt. Kisco, NY: Moyer Bell Limited, 1986), pg. 196 US activist & linguist (1928 - ) Do pleasant things yourself, but unpleasant things through others. Baltasar Gracian Experience becomes possible because of language. Noam Chomsky, Ruth Anshen, Biography of an Idea (Mt. Kisco, NY: Moyer Bell Limited, 1986), pg. 196 US activist & linguist (1928 - ) 2. He who is greedy is disgraced; he who discloses his hardship will always be humiliated; he who has no control over his tongue will often have to face discomfort. Imam Ali-Ibn-Abi-Talib, Nahjul Balgha (Peak of Eloquence), saying no. 2 1. During civil disturbance adopt such an attitude that people do not attach any importance to you - they neither burden you with complicated affairs, nor try to derive any advantage out of you. Imam Ali-Ibn-Abi-Talib, Nahjul-Balgha (Peak of Eloquence), saying no1 |