Wind of change
When the wind of change blows, some build walls, while others build windmills. Chinese proverb - Quotations book 2015
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Do good
We must never miss an opportunity that God gives us to do good. Don Giovanni Melchiore Bosco - Italian Catholic priest and pedagogue (1815-1888), from "Memorie Biografiche", book VI, chapter XXXV, 493 (1907), Libretto delle citazioni 2021 Non dobbiamo mai lasciarci sfuggire un"occasione che il Signore ci presenta per fare del bene. Don Giovanni Melchiore Bosco - sacerdote cattolici e pedagogo...
Everything starts small
The beginnings of all things are small. Omnium enim rerum principia parva sunt. Marcus Tullius Cicero – Roman politician (106-43 B.C.), from "On the ends of good and evil", book V, chapter XXI ("De finibus bonorum et malorum", 45 B.C.), Quotations book 2021
Gauge risks
The probability of being struck by lightning is tiny, but many people are excessively terrified when they hear thunder. Peter L. Bernstein – American financial historian, economist and educator (1919-2009), from "Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk" (1996), inspired by "Logic, Or, the Art of Thinking: Being the Port-Royal Logic" ("La logique, ou l"art de penser", 1662), Quotations...
God’s thoughts
To understand God"s thoughts we must study statistics, for these are the measure of His purpose. Florence Nightingale- English nurse, founder of modern nursing (1820-1910), quoted by Karl Pearson in "The Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Galton", Volume II (1924), Quotations book 2021
Good conversation
A good conversation is like a miniskirt, short enough to retain interest, but long enough to cover the subject. American wisdom - Quotations book 2021
Hope and faith
Hope is the ability to hear the music of the future. Faith is the courage to dance to it in the present. Prof. Dr. sc. Dr. h. c. Peter Kuzmič – Slovenian-born Croatian theologian and scholar (b. 1946), in a "Twitter" message from June 3rd, 2015 (since 2023 "X"), Quotations book 2021
Hør
Han meente at det at bede er at tale; han lærte at det at bede ikke blot er at tie, men er at høre. Og saaledes er det; at bede er ikke at høre sig selv tale, men er at komme til at tie, og at blive ved at tie, at bie, til den bedende hører Gud. He thought that to pray is to speak; he learned that to pray is not only to be silent but is to listen. And so it is; to pray is not to listen to...
Integrity
Excellence and competitiveness are totally compatible with honesty and integrity. The A student, the four minute miler, the high jump record holder - all strong winners - can achieve those results without resorting to cheating. People who cheat are simply weak. Jack Welch - born John Francis Welch jr., legendary American manager: General Electric (1935-2020), Fortune 1999: Manager of the...
Intelligent investor
The intelligent investor is a realist who sells to optimists and buys from pessimists. Jason Zweig - American journalist (b. 1959), in his "Note about Benjamin Graham" in the revised edition of "The Intelligent Investor" (2003), Quotations book 2021
Learn from mistakes
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. Henry Ford - American engineer and industrialist (1863-1947), from "My Life and Work" (1922), Quotations book 2021
Long-term invest
A great business at a fair price is superior to a fair business at a great price. Charlie Munger – Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023), Quotations book 2021