The best revenge on a liar is to convince him that you believe what he said.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The best revenge on a liar is to convince him that you believe what he said.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Many people ‘react’ and then ‘regret’. Learn therefore to ‘reflect’ and then ‘respond’.
For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something
-Steve Jobs
First, silence makes us pilgrims. Secondly, silence guards the fire within. Thirdly, silence teaches us to speak.
-Henri J.M. Nouwen
The evil ruler spoils the word, the plan of life, by his teachings. He, indeed, deprives me of the exalted goal of good thought. With the word of my spirit, I pray to You, O Wise One, and to truth!
If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it.
-William Arthur Ward
If you know what you are going to write when you're writing a poem, it's going to be average.
-Derek Walcott
Life is life – Whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man’s own advantage.
-Sri Aurobindo