October 9, 2016 - Comments Off on Commonplace #0027

Commonplace #0027

It is always the simple that produces the marvelous.

The world gives to the givers and takes from the takers.

Whether truth emerges from a scientific laboratory or through revelation, all truth emanates from God.

If you want lasting change, you’ve got to give up this idea of ‘trying something.’You’ve got to decide you’re going to commit-to-mastery. Most people dabble. They say, ‘I’d like to change my body,’ or ‘I’d like to make my relationship better.’ These people don’t have enough detail to follow-through.

When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready, the teacher will disappear.

Knowledge is only potential power. It becomes power only when, and if, it is organized into definite plans of action.

Be known for who you are, not what you accomplish; find respect through it, not by it. See yourself in the light of your presence in each and every moment, not relying on the things of the past, but on the very character you possess now. Let people form their opinions based on the way you act, speak and think in the moment. Refrain from any attempts to shape their opinion by relying on past accolades and accomplishments. This approach will move your own opinion of yourself array from a prideful and arrogant character.

Honor God. Love family. Support friends.

Necessity is what compels man to take action.

The more we concentrate on smaller-picture things, the more it’s possible to gain a knowledge advantage. With hard work and skill, we can consistently know more than the next person about individual companies and securities, but that’s much less likely with regard to markets and economies.  Thus, I suggest people try to ‘know the knowable.

A philosophy has to be the sum of many ideas accumulated over a long period of time from a variety of sources.  One cannot develop an effective philosophy without having been exposed to life’s lessons.

Intelligent people make decisions based on opportunity costs — in other words, it’s your alternatives that matter.

One mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter.

I have a sense of my own destiny.

Published by: seanwing in notes

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