You may have seen it before.Quote:
W. Somerset Maugham - "We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits."
Just to share with everyone.
Hope it inspire you.
:D
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You may have seen it before.Quote:
W. Somerset Maugham - "We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits."
Just to share with everyone.
Hope it inspire you.
:D
not i said the omnipotent one...
i remember both, the good and the bad...Illusional
raverboy
Well, that quote certainly made me think. Lots of different interpretations, I'm curious to read what people think it means. So, for that LA gets a Thanks!
Posted it here for record so that i can check back later..Quote:
"To run away from danger, instead of facing it, is to deny one's faith in man and God, even one's own self. It were better for one to drown oneself than live to declare such bankruptcy of faith" - Mahatma Gandhi
It serve as a reminder for me, actually. hehe
Running is acceptable when one is guaranteed to lose. To do otherwise is folly.
I think it was Sun Tzu that said that. Mind, he also said that directly confronting danger is equally stupid. Intelligent planning & controlling the situation in advance is the key. ;)
Sun Tzu also said:Quote:
Originally Posted by IndiReloaded [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
“If the instructions and words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, then the general is to blame.” He then repeated the explanations several times. This time he ordered the drums to signal ‘left turn,’ and again the women burst into laughter.
Then Sun Tzu said, “If the instructions and words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But if the commands are clear and the soldiers disobey, then it is the fault of the officers.” He immediately ordered the women who were at the head of the two troops to be beheaded.
Now the drums were sounded and the drill began. The women performed all the maneuvers exactly as commanded. They drilled perfectly in precision and did not utter a single sound.
Maybe he was onto something...
That fear is a tool that can be used to achieve a goal?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mishanya [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
You're a more intellectual person than I am, is that what you were alluding to?
I just reread Art of War not too long ago. I don't remember that story. Hmmm.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Tzu#Life[/url]Quote:
Originally Posted by IndiReloaded [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
Ah, so. ;) Not alzheimer's *just* yet.
Its because that story didn't come from AOW, but some dude's biography. I wonder if its true?
Good question, it all dependsQuote:
Originally Posted by IndiReloaded [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
Was Sun Tzu real? ;)
I don't think anyone really knows, but if he was, its likely a pseudonym. Whoever wrote AOW, its really good stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mishanya [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
I know, I know... here I go again... but...
What is omnipotent?
And don't tell me to get a dictionary because I hate them and I understand it better when someone just tells me :)
It means "all-powerful" as in having unlimited powerQuote:
Originally Posted by CocoChanel [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
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Originally Posted by IndiReloaded [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
Quote:
W. Somerset Maugham - "We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits."
"One who's our friend is fond of us: one who's fond of us isn't necessarily our friend." - Seneca, Letters to Lucilius.
Same meaning, differnt wording.
If it's still not really clear after the Seneca quote, I'll gladly explain it in detail IndiReloaded.
i have a book that talk about sun tzu's strategies.. one of them is the above..Quote:
Originally Posted by Mishanya [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
The book describe how the strategies can apply to today modern world business. :nerd:
By having your CEO's beheaded? :emot15:Quote:
Originally Posted by loveadmin [Dear Guest/Member you have to reply to see the link.click here to register]
Anthem, Ayn Rand:
choose friends from among your fellow humans, but neither masters nor servants. love and respect you friends, but neither command nor obey them. respect the personal boundaries of the other.
One that has really stuck with me since I went through my divorce and helped fuel my personal changes...
"Are you willing to give up who you are, for who you can become?" - Dr Rene Dubos