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Sunday, 15 February
Two thoughts from Victor Hugo
“One resists the invasion of armies; one does not resist the invasion of ideas.”
“Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.”
Monday, 16 February
Two thoughts from Alfred Adler
“Follow your heart but take your brain with you.”
“It is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them.”
Tuesday, 17 February
Two thoughts from Milton Friedman
“Hell hath no fury like a bureaucrat scorned.”
“The power to do good is also the power to do harm; those who control the power today may not tomorrow; and, more important, what one man regards as good, another may regard as harm.”
Wednesday, 18 February
Two thoughts from John le Carré
“The cat sat on the mat is not a story; the cat sat on the dog’s mat is the beginning of an exciting story.”
“There is a terrible alienation in the ordinary man between what he is being told and what he secretly believes.”
Thursday, 19 February
Two thoughts from Gustave Flaubert
“Stupidity is something unshakable; nothing attacks it without breaking itself against it; it is of the nature of granite, hard and resistant.”
“The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.”
Friday, 20 February
Two thoughts from Charlie Munger
“In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time—none, zero.”
“The curious are provided with much fun and wisdom long after formal education has ended.”
Saturday, 21 January
Two thoughts from Teddy Roosevelt
“He who makes no mistakes makes no progress.”
“The worst lesson that can be taught to a man is to rely upon others and to whine over his sufferings.”
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Dear Jim,
Great quotes as always! Some of my faves this week:
Victor Hugo:
“Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.”
Alfred Adler:
“Follow your heart but take your brain with you.”
John le Carré:
“The cat sat on the mat is not a story; the cat sat on the dog’s mat is the beginning of an exciting story.”
Gustave Flaubert:
“The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.”
Charlie Munger:
“In my whole life, I have known no wise people (over a broad subject matter area) who didn’t read all the time—none, zero.”
“The curious are provided with much fun and wisdom long after formal education has ended.”
Thank you for sharing as always!
Love
Myq