If a son is uneducated, his dad is to blame.If you have never done anything evil, you should not be worrying about devils to knock at your door.An inch of time is an inch of gold but you can’t buy that inch of time with an inch of gold.It is easy to dodge a spear …
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悪妻は百年の不作。 (Akusai wa hyaku-nen no fusaku) Literally: A bad wife spells a hundred years of bad harvest.Meaning: A bad wife is a ruin of her husband. 残り物には福がある。 (Nokorimono ni wa fuku ga aru) Literally: Luck exists in the leftovers.Meaning: There is luck in the last helping. 虎穴に入らずんば虎子を得ず。 (Koketsu ni irazunba koji wo ezu) Literally: If …
“Success isn’t a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.” — Arnold H. Glasow “Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes.” — Author Unknown “Vision without action is a daydream. Action with without vision is a nightmare.” — Japanese Proverb “When you know what you want, and you want it …
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex… It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.– Albert Einstein Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.– Albert Einstein Anyone who has never …
A penny saved is a penny earned.– Benjamin Franklin Anger is never without a Reason, but seldom with a good One.– Benjamin Franklin Be good to thy Friend to keep him, to thy enemy to gain him.– Benjamin Franklin Better slip with foot than tongue.– Benjamin Franklin Early to bed and early to rise, makes …
“Don’t get complacent. Push yourself out of your comfort zone and set higher standards of achievement for yourself. Once you’ve achieved a standard of excellence, never let it rest–push yourself even higher.”— Dave Anderson“What are the critical success factors of your job? What must you be absolutely, positively excellent at doing to be successful?”— Brian …
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed. It is the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret Mead “You do not lead by hitting people over the head – that’s assault, not leadership.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower “Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for …
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”–Mahatma Gandhi“In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness.”–Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)“I have endeavored to show that there is no real service of humanity in the profession [of …
The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.John C. Maxwell We choose what attitudes we have right now. And it’s a continuing choice.John C. Maxwell A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.John C. Maxwell A man must be big enough …
To believe in one’s dreams is to spend all of one’s life asleep.-Chinese Proverb Only the dreamer shall understand realities, though in truth hisdreaming must be not out of proportion to his waking. -MargaretFuller When your dreams tire, they go underground and out of kindnessthat’s where they stay.-Libby Houston We’ve removed the ceiling above our …
