Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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Henry David Thoreau: Conformance
“As to conforming outwardly and living your own life inwardly, I do not think much of that.”—Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862).
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Theodore Roosevelt: Credit
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who…
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Mahatma Gandhi: Seven sins
“There are seven sins in the world: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice and politics without principle.” Mahatma Gandhi
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George Santayana: Intolerance and egoism
“Intolerance itself is a form of egoism, and to condemn egoism intolerantly is to share it.” George Santayana
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Strong language
“The strength of a language does not lie in rejecting what is foreign but in assimilating it.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher (1749-1832).
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Allen Klein: Laugh
I contend that not only can you laugh at adversity, but it is essential to do so if you are to deal with setbacks without defeat. ” Allen Klein
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Don't Just Buy Local, Buy Personal
A small business near me closed down. I feel terrible because it’s partly my fault. Every entrepreneur has big dreams. Many have small budgets, though, so they do the best they can. They hope for great word of mouth since they have no marketing budget. They hope quality and service will…
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Serbian proverb: Be humble, be noble
“Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars.” Serbian Proverb
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Laws
“To make laws that man cannot, and will not obey, serves to bring all law into contempt. ” —Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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Jean Lacordaire: Kindness
Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that. —Jean Lacordaire
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Richard Kriegbaum: Leadership Prayers—Identity
Identity It’s not really me, God. It’s just what I do. I lead as an expression of who I am, yet I must always be more than the leadership role I play. People may see me in terms of the visible leadership role which God has entrusted to me, but God knows who I really…
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Unknown: Doggy power
Any time you think you have power and influence, try ordering around someone else’s dog. —Unknown Related articles Doggy body language(wepets.wordpress.com) Happy Halloween from Doggies.com(doggies.com)
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John Frusciante: Balance
“For me it’s important to be in balance. To not let fear get in the way of things, to not worry so much about protecting yourself all the time. ” —John Frusciante
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Sydney Smith: Do what you can
“It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little — do what you can.” —Sydney Smith.
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Lucius Anneus Seneca: It takes two to quarrel
“A quarrel is quickly settled when deserted by one party; there is no battle unless there be two. ”—Lucius Anneus Seneca.
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Norman Vincent Peale: Enthusiasm
“Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.” Norman Vincent Peale
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William Shakespeare: Heavenly thoughts
“My words fly up, my thoughts remain below: Words without thoughts never to heaven go.” —William Shakespeare, playwright and poet (1564-1616).
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James Bryce: Book's worth
“The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. ” —James Bryce
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Anton Peck: Reliable creativity
Creativity isn’t worth a thing if it isn’t served with an equal amount of reliability. —Anton Peck.
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Proverbs 35: Trust the Lord
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight.” —Proverbs 35.
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Jawaharlal Nehru: Acting subconsciously
“A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.” —Jawaharlal Nehru.
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Kahlil Gibran: Mayhap
‘When you see a man led to prison say in your heart, “Mayhap he is escaping from a narrower prison.” And when you see a man drunken say in your heart, “Mayhap he sought escape from something still more unbeautiful.”‘ —Kahlil Gibran, poet and artist (1883-1931).
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Wendell Wilkie: Liberty
“Whenever we take away the liberties of those whom we hate we are opening the way to loss of liberty for those we love. ” —Wendell L Wilkie.
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Ronald Reagan: Church and state
“We establish no religion in this country. We command no worship. We mandate no belief, nor will we ever. Church and state are and must remain separate.” —Ronald Reagan, 40th US President.
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Demosthenes: Censure
“The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves. ” —Demosthenes
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Following the Leader? Stop, Notice How It Makes You Feel
There is much we can learn from following. We all find ourselves in positions to follow both great and horrible leaders from time to time. It helps to stop and really pay attention to how we feel during the process. Pay Attention to Emotions As leaders, we lead and follow with much intensity. Because…
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Maya Angelou: History
“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again. ” —Maya Angelou. Related articles Maya Angelou – But Still I Rise! (poshabilities.wordpress.com) Still I rise by Maya Angelou (isysdrain.wordpress.com) The Story of Human Rights (cynicmeetshope.wordpress.com)
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Heraclitus: Man,being himself—seriously!
Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play. –Heraclitus, philosopher (500 BCE)
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Thomas Carlyle: Judgment
“Foolish men imagine that because judgment for an evil thing is delayed, there is no justice; but only accident here below. Judgment for an evil thing is many times delayed some day or two, some century or two, but it is sure as life, it is sure as death. ” –—Thomas Carlyle Related articles Quotes…
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James Madison: You cannot be both judge and party
“No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity. With equal, nay with greater reason, a body of men are unfit to be both judges and parties at the same time.” —James Madison
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Henry David Thoreau: Justice and injustice
“Justice is sweet and musical; but injustice is harsh and discordant. ” —Henry David Thoreau
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Toba Beta: Common sense
“There are places on planet earth, where common sense doesn’t apply.” ― Toba Beta, BetelgeuseIncident
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Phyllis Theroux: Letter writing
To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart. —Phyllis Theroux
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Alden Nowlan: Adolescence, adulthood and wisdom
The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise. –Alden Nowlan, poet, novelist, and playwright (1933-1983)
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Morality
“Morality without religion is only a kind of dead reckoning – an endeavor to find our place on a cloudy sea by measuring the distance we have run, but without any observation of the heavenly bodies. ” —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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William Hazlitt: "The rule for travelling…
“The rule for travelling abroad is to take your common sense with you, and leave your prejudices behind.” —William Hazlitt
