- Sir Richard Steele
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
- Samuel Johnson
The modern form of Samuel Johnson's quote is "The Waiter Rule"
"Watch out for people who have a situational value system, who can turn the charm on and off depending on the status of the person they are interacting with. Be especially wary of those who are rude to people perceived to be in subordinate roles."
Nearly all men can stand adversity - but give him power, and the extent of his character will be revealed.
- Anonymous
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
- Carl Jung
“Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”
- Lao Tzu
From a post titled "The Lazy Manifesto" at ZenHabits.net
My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared.
- PJ Plauger
"Wisdom begins in wonder."
- Socrates
Every increased possession loads us with new weariness.
- John Ruskin
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.
- Robert Frost
From a post about Socratic living at Zenhabits.net
The way to find out about happiness is to keep your mind on those moments when you feel most happy, when you are really happy — not excited, not just thrilled, but deeply happy. This requires a little bit of self-analysis. What is it that makes you happy? Stay with it, no matter what people tell you. This is what is called following your bliss.
- Joseph Campbell
We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.
- Joseph Campbell
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
- Aristotle
If you can’t solve a problem, it’s because you’re playing by the rules.
- Paul Arden
The truth is, creativity isn’t about wild talent as much as it’s about productivity. To find a few ideas that work, you need to try a lot that don’t. It’s a pure numbers game.
- Robert Sutton, a professor of management science and engineering at Stanford Engineering School.
The combination of some data and an aching desire for an answer does not ensure that a reasonable answer can be extracted from a given body of data.
- John Tukey
The truth is, creativity isn’t about wild talent as much as it’s about productivity. To find a few ideas that work, you need to try a lot that don’t. It’s a pure numbers game.
- Robert Sutton, a professor of management science and engineering at Stanford Engineering School.
The combination of some data and an aching desire for an answer does not ensure that a reasonable answer can be extracted from a given body of data.
- John Tukey
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