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    Sharing a new quote i found on internet

    W. Somerset Maugham - "We know our friends by their defects rather than by their merits."
    You may have seen it before.
    Just to share with everyone.

    Hope it inspire you.

    "Invest wisely and have money work hard for you"

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    not i said the omnipotent one...

    i remember both, the good and the bad...Illusional

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    ...this is just my perspective on the situation...

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    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!
    Second thoughts can generally be amended with judicious action; injudicious actions can seldom be recovered with second thoughts.
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    "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
    Posted it here for record so that i can check back later..
    It serve as a reminder for me, actually. hehe
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    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.
    Second thoughts can generally be amended with judicious action; injudicious actions can seldom be recovered with second thoughts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by IndiReloaded View Post
    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:

    “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...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mishanya View Post
    Maybe he was onto something...
    That fear is a tool that can be used to achieve a goal?

    You're a more intellectual person than I am, is that what you were alluding to?

    "What you really fear is inside yourself. You fear your own power.
    You fear your own anger, the drive to do great and terrible things."


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    I just reread Art of War not too long ago. I don't remember that story. Hmmm.
    Second thoughts can generally be amended with judicious action; injudicious actions can seldom be recovered with second thoughts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by IndiReloaded View Post
    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]
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    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?
    Second thoughts can generally be amended with judicious action; injudicious actions can seldom be recovered with second thoughts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by IndiReloaded View Post
    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 depends

    Was Sun Tzu real?
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    God or the Devil
    ~Born to Live - Mavrik~

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mishanya View Post
    Good question, it all depends

    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.
    Second thoughts can generally be amended with judicious action; injudicious actions can seldom be recovered with second thoughts.
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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by CocoChanel View Post
    I know, I know... here I go again... but...

    What is omnipotent?
    It means "all-powerful" as in having unlimited power
    Don't cry, don't regret and don't blame
    Weak find the whip, willing find freedom
    Towards the sun, carry your name
    In warm hands you are given
    Ask the wind for the way
    Uncertainty's gone, your path will unravel
    Accept all as it is and do not blame
    God or the Devil
    ~Born to Live - Mavrik~

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    Quote Originally Posted by IndiReloaded View Post
    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!

    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.
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