“When we notice the failings of others,
do we not fully see their virtues,
or more truthfully are we not yet ready,
to fully see our own?” ~ Stephen Forsyth
“Each excellent thing, once learned, serves for a measure of all other knowledge” -
Sir Philip Sidney (English Statesman, 1554-1586)
“Better decisions lead to more interesting problems. Right decisions lead to a better business.” - Stephen Forsyth
“In knowledge there is power. In wisdom, humility.” - John Stoner (from Francis Bacon)
“We cannot reason ourselves out of our basic irrationality.
All we can do is learn the art of being irrational in a reasonable way.” - Aldous Huxley
“If something is not worth doing (at all) - it’s really not worth doing well
(so find instead enjoyment in the attempt)” - Stephen Forsyth
“The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance - it is the illusion of knowledge” - Daniel J. Boorstin
Master Wu Li said: “Before enlightenment - chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment - chop wood, carry water.”
Those who thought they heard him say: “carry logs, chop water” - must sometimes wonder if they are doing it hard.
To progress - we must first begin,
and not mistake movement,
for conscious action,
on the actual path.
“I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes
“It is not enough to be a great thinker - we also need to be great doers. Only with the combination of both are great things done.” - Stephen Forsyth
“The more you move towards your destiny, the more your destiny moves towards you.” - Stephen Forsyth
“All are lunatics, but he who can analyze his delusions, is called a philosopher” - Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
“The art of progress is to preserve order admist change and to preserve change admist order.” -
Alfred North Whitehead
“If clever people are so clever, why don’t they just make it simple.” - Stephen Forsyth
“The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything… or nothing.” - Lady Nancy Astor
I just love people who said it better and said it first…. saves so much time.
and the ultimate …… “A few words placed between quotation marks are not always life altering.” - Anon
“So tell me. Which part of ‘partial’ do you not understand?” - Stephen Forsyth
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