Work
Work for a cause, not for applause. wisdom
From my fundus
Helping Hands
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it’s at the end of your arm. As you get older, remember you have another hand. The first is to help yourself. The second is to help others. attributed to Sam Levenson – American humorist and author (1911–1980)
Vaksam
En ägare sover aldrig. Motto för den svenska företagarfamiljen Wallenberg (bl.a. Electrolux, Ericsson, SEB) An owner never sleeps. Motto of the Swedish Wallenberg family of entrepreneurs (a. o. Electrolux, Ericsson, SEB)
Basis of success
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. proverb, often attributed to Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. – American tennis player (1943-1993)
Independent
The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been before. Alan Ashley-Pitt – born Francis Phillip Wernig, American aphorist (†2022), in “The Wonderful Crisis of Middle Age” by Eda LeShan (1973)
Think bigger
Instead of trying to get a bigger slice of the pie, we try to bake a bigger pie instead. business trategy of chess.com, read at Peter Doggers – Dutch chess player, journalist and writer (b. 1975), in “The Chess Revolution: Understanding the Power of an Ancient Game in the Digital Age” (2024)
Do well
A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play, his labour and his leisure, his mind and his body, his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself he always seems to be doing both. Enough...
Veritá
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. attributed to Galileo Galilei – Italian astronomist und physicist (1564-1642) Tutte le verità sono facili da capire una volta che sono state scoperte; il punto è scoprirle. Galileo Galilei – astronomo e fisico italiano...