Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.
― Suzy Kassem
Source: Quote by Suzy Kassem: “Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.”
Category: best things / quotes / words of wisdom
on learning and imagination
He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.
– Joseph Joubert
Source: He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet. – Joseph Joubert – BrainyQuote
on losing soul
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?”
– Mark 8:36
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Some advice
- Be present above all else.
- Desire is suffering (Buddha).
- Anger is a hot coal that you hold in your hand while waiting to throw it at someone else (Buddhist saying).
- If you can’t see yourself working with someone for life, don’t work with them for a day.
- Reading (learning) is the ultimate meta-skill and can be traded for anything else.
- All the real benefits in life come from compound interest.
- Earn with your mind, not your time. 99% of all effort is wasted.
- Total honesty at all times. It’s almost always possible to be honest and positive.
- Praise specifically, criticize generally (Warren Buffett).
- Truth is that which has predictive power.
- Watch every thought. (Always ask, “Why am I having this thought?”)
- All greatness comes from suffering.
- Love is given, not received.
- Enlightenment is the space between your thoughts (Eckhart Tolle).
- Mathematics is the language of nature.
- Every moment has to be complete in and of itself.
Be happy
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