Wind of change
When the wind of change blows, some build walls, while others build windmills. Chinese proverb – Quotations book 2015
All Quotes
Charity
The eight Levels of Tzedakah: 1.Highest Level: Supporting a man who has fallen into poverty by giving him a present or a loan, entering into partnership with him, or finding him work so that his hand will be fortified so that he will not have to ask others. 2. Giving to the poor without knowing to whom he gave and without the poor person knowing from whom he received. 3. Giving when the giver...
Facts
Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. Aldous Leonard Huxley – British writer (1894-1963), from “Proper Studies” (1927), Quotations book 2014
Fearless
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing that you will make one. Elbert Hubbard – American writer (“Message to Garcia”) and publisher (1856-1915), Quotations book 2014
Priorities
Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; love more, and all good things will be yours. Swedish proverb – Quotations book 2014
Wisdom
By wisdom a house is built; by understanding it is established. By knowledge rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant wealth. The Bible, Proverbs 24:3-4 (CEB) – Quotations book 2014
Think until it hurts
As a young man, I was told by Lord Thomson of Fleet that you have to think until it hurts before making a decision. Paul Desmarais Jr. – Canadian entrepreneur (b. 1954) [Lord (Kenneth) Thomson of Fleet: Canadian publisher (1923-2006)], Quotations book 2014
Success by acting
Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits. Thomas Alva Edison – American inventor (1847-1931), from “Thomas Alva Edison: Sixty Years of an Inventor’s Life” (1908), Quotations books 2014 + 2026
Seeing possibilities
The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious. John Sculley – American entrepreneur and investor (b. 1939), Quotations book 2014
Be thankful for what
If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep … you are richer than 75 % of this world. If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish some place … you are among the top 8 % of the world”s wealthy. If you woke up this morning with more health than illness … you are more blessed than the...
Honest and fair
In the long term, an honest and fair approach to doing business will always be the most profitable. And the business world holds such an approach in much higher esteem than is generally imagined. Robert Bosch – German entrepreneur (1861-1942), from “Lebenserinnerungen” (1921), Quotations book 2014
Watchword 2014
But for me it is good to be near God. The Bible, Psalm 73:28 (NRSV) – Quotations book 2014 The Protestant pastor and song writer Otto Riethmüller (1889-1939) – he belonged to the Confessing Church – decided in 1930 under the impression of the Nacional Socialism’s propaganda, to give henceforth every calendar year a headline with a Bible verse. An act of civil courage! He has...
Education
Education is what remains, when the last Dollar is spent. proverb, falsely attributed to Mark Twain – born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, American writer (1835-1910), could not be verified by the Mark Twain library, Quotations book 2014
Great company
Surround yourself with people smarter than you. Slogan of George M. “The Boss” Steinbrenner III – American entrepreneur (1930-2010), known as owner of the New York Yankees, Quotations book 2014
Revisendique dei
Non moeremus, quod talem amisimus; sed gratias agimus, quod habuimus, imo habeamus. Deo enim vivunt omnia. Et quidquid revertitur ad Dominum, in familiae numero computatur. Sophronius Eusebius Hieronymus – early Christian academic and theologian, one of the four Latin Doctors of Church (347-420), from “Ad Eustochium virginem, Epitaphium Paulae matris” (c. 400), Quotations...
Patientia
Patientia comes est sapientiae. Patience is the companion of wisdom. Augustine of Hippo – known as Aurelius Augustinus, early Christian theologian and philosopher, one of the four Latin Doctors of Church (354-430), from “De patientia” (c. 418), Quotations book 2014
Prayer for our house
God, our Heavenly Father, make, we pray, the door of this house, wide enough to welcome all who need human love and fellowship and a Father”s care, but narrow enough to shut out all envy, pride and lack of love. Here may the tempted find help, the sorrowing receive comfort, and the penitent be assured of your mercy; and here may all your children renew their strength and go on their way...
Concentrate
Success arises from the fact that you are focusing on what you really like and you are good at. attributed to William H. “Bill” Gates – American Software entrepreneur, Microsoft (b. 1955), Quotations book 2014
Be wiser
Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up. Charlie Munger – Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway (1924-2023), Quotations book 2014