words to live by
- Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people.
- Nonviolence seeks to win friendship and understanding.
- Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice, not people.
- Nonviolence holds that suffering can educate and transform.
- Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate.
- Nonviolence believes that the universe is on the side of justice.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Six Principles of Nonviolence
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Six Principles of Nonviolence
Shorten your to-do list by asking yourself,
"What is the worst that will happen if this does not get done?"
Eliminate all but the disasters.
—Kevin Kelly in Excellent Advice for Living
“December is the toughest month of the year. Others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, October, August, and February.”
—Attributed to Mark Twain (no one seems to know for sure if he actually said this, but in any case it’s a good line)
Remember, the growth of a believer is not like a mushroom, but like an oak, which increases slowly indeed but surely. Many suns, showers, and frosts, pass upon it before it comes to perfection; and in winter, when it seems dead, it is gathering strength at the root. Be humble, watchful, and diligent in the means, and endeavour to look through it... See more
Thomas Westx.comImpatience is an expensive emotion.
Every app wants your decision in seconds. Every employer wants results this quarter. Every investment platform profits when you trade. Meanwhile, the boring investor who indexed and touched nothing decades ago owns your neighborhood. Who's winning?
The patient inherit everything the impatient leave behind.
Every app wants your decision in seconds. Every employer wants results this quarter. Every investment platform profits when you trade. Meanwhile, the boring investor who indexed and touched nothing decades ago owns your neighborhood. Who's winning?
The patient inherit everything the impatient leave behind.
“I learned early that people will admire your work more if they are not jealous of you.” – Benjamin Franklin
Collaborative Fund • Makes You Think
Via Tom White on Substack.
“The best arguments in the world won’t change a single person’s mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story.” - Richard Powers
Collaborative Fund • Makes You Think
Writing converts your ideas from vague to bad. But that's a step forward, because once you can see the brokenness, you can fix it.