#dom

A desire not to butt into other people's business is at least eighty percent of all human wisdom. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#business

More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren't so busy denying them ↗

— Harold J. Smith

#truth #wisdom #business

The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term, is the indispensable prerequisite for success. ↗

— Brian Tracy

#wisdom #life

.. is there not one true coin for which all things ought to exchange?- and that is wisdom; and only in exchange for this, and in company with this, is anything truly bought or sold, whether courage, temperance or justice. And is not all true virtue the companion of wisdom, no matter what fears or pleasures or other similar goods or evils may or may not attend her? But the virtue which is made up of these goods, when they are severed from wisdom and exchanged with one another, is a shadow of virtue only, nor is there any freedom or health or truth in her; but in the true exchange there is a purging away of all these things, and temperance, and justice, and courage, and wisdom herself, are a purgation of them. ↗

— Socrates

#socrates #virtue #wisdom #courage

It is only the brave who win life’s rewards. Those who don’t overcome their fears are destined to fail at even the least things. ↗

— Kevis Hendrickson

#inspirational #the-tale-of-liril #wisdom #courage

Freedom lies at the heart of my willingness to lose everything ↗

— Alanis Morissette

#freedom

One small decision can change the world. ↗

— A.J. Deus

#change

A WORD TO THE WISE Let the world pass in its time-ridden race; never get caught in its snare. Remember, the only acceptable case for being in any particular place is having no business there. ↗

— Piet Hein

#business

Used to the conditions of a capitalistic environment, the average American takes it for granted that every year business makes something new and better accessible to him. Looking backward upon the years of his own life, he realizes that many implements that were totally unknown in the days of his youth and many others which at that time could be enjoyed only by a small minority are now standard equipment of almost every household. He is fully confident that this trend will prevail also in the future. He simply calls it the American way of life and does not give serious thought to the question of what made this continuous improvement in the supply of material goods possible. ↗

— Ludwig von Mises

#economics #freedom #liberty #business

Expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. become a stranger To need of pity Or, if compassion be freely Given out Take only enough Stop short of urge to plead Then purge away the need. Wish for nothing larger Than your own small heart Or greater than a star; Tame wild disappointment With caress unmoved and cold Make of it a parka For your soul. Discover the reason why So tiny human midget Exists at all So scared unwise But expect nothing. Live frugally On surprise. ↗

— Alice Walker

#truth #wisdom #life