Sunday, 30 August
Two thoughts from Washington Irving
“Great minds have purposes, others have wishes. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.”
“A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.”
Monday, 31 August
Two thoughts from Sun Tzu
“To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.”
“When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.”
Tuesday, 1 September
Two thoughts from Hugh MacLeod
“The price of being a sheep is boredom. The price of being a wolf is loneliness. Choose one or the other with great care.”
“I work extremely hard doing what I love, mainly to ensure that I don’t have to work extremely hard doing what I hate”
Wednesday, 2 September
Two thoughts from Marie Curie
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.”
“Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.”
Thursday, 3 September
Two thoughts from Don Miguel Ruiz
“Whatever happens around you, don’t take it personally... Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves.”
“Be impeccable with your word. Don’t take anything personally. Don’t make assumptions. Always do your best”
Friday, 4 September
Two thoughts from Sebastian Mallaby
“Capitalism works only when institutions are forced to absorb the consequences of the risks that they take on.”
“All new markets are inefficient at first.”
Saturday, 5 September
Two thoughts from James Allen
“The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom.”
“Circumstances do not make the man, they reveal him.”
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