Wisdom and Virtue

The fool wonders, the wise man asks. – Benjamin Disraeli People say there are no dumb questions. It’s mostly true . . . . (There are questions that intelligently created and artfully asked, those are really not dumb questions). There’s no better way to keep yourself small and weak than to not ask questions. Ask questions:…

The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him. – Henry Stimson Who do you wish you could trust? Trust them. Go ahead, it will be okay. *  *  * But, “What if they abuse that trust!?” you object? Create a life impervious to the actions of others – a life free of attachments,…

“Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.” – William Butler Yeats As I said to a colleague recently: the Universe rewards action. One of the key questions this quote brings up for me is: what stops us from taking action? We all have dreams about the…

If we don’t start, it’s certain we can’t arrive. – Jim Rohn What stops you from starting? How can you begin? What’s more important than the (false) safety of staying still?

You can become an even more excellent person by constantly setting higher and higher standards for yourself and then by doing everything possible to live up to those standards. – Brian Tracy The best person you can compete with is yourself. Strive to better each and every day. *  *  * Did you make a…

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’ – Mary Anne Radmacher Sure, Hollywood wants us to believe that courage is primarily the domain of the well-muscled action hero, but real courage is more like the everyday person who makes a…