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Fifty facts of fulfillment
A few years ago, a dear friend sent me a collection of sayings he had put together from various sources. At first, I didn’t give them much attention. Even so, I would refer to them from time to time. Some event would crop up in my life, and my mind would go back to those sayings.
Gradually, I became more interested in them, so much so that I am fairly convinced that many of them could be valuable provokers of thought and action. Over time, I added a few of my own. So here they are for you to read and reject or enjoy.
1. Natural laws have no pity.
2. Genius starts at the top and works up.
3. He who laughs last has no humor.
4. The greatest destructive force is human selfishness.
5. There are three categories of people: those who cause events to happen, those who watch events happen, and those who wonder what events happened.
6. The one who knows ‘how’ will have a job. The one who knows ‘why’ will be the boss.
7. Being free is no guarantee for happiness, but if you are unhappy, it will be on your own terms, not someone else’s.
8. When no one is willing is listen, know that it is a great time to think.
9. Humans are superior to other animals more because of their ability to rationalize than their ability to reason.
10. We occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time we simply ignore it, pick ourselves up, and stumble on.
11. Bribes and threats produce miracles in some societies.
12. Never forget that you are unique, just like someone else.
13. Relax, disaster will strike your neighbor, not you.
14. One of the most difficult things in life is to know how to do a thing and watch someone else doing it wrong, and not commenting.
15. The inevitable result of improved and enhanced communications is a vastly increased degree of misunderstanding between different levels of hierarchy.
16. When you are right, no one remembers. When you are wrong, no one forgets.
17. It is easier to behave yourself into a new way of thinking than to think your way into a new way off behaving.
18. The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.
19. A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never sure.
20. If you tell the truth once, they will never believe you again, no matter how much you lie.
21. Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether.
22. Rationalization is a mental technique that allows one to lie or cheat without feeling guilty.
23. Education is what you get from reading the fine print. Experience is what you get from not reading it.
24. What we learn after we know it all, is what counts.
25. Selfishness is the grandmother of invention.
26. A welfare state is one that assumes responsibility for the health, happiness, and general well-being of all its non tax-paying citizens.
27. When a person becomes so busy that he forgets the beautiful things in life, he is then truly poor.
28. A drunken man’s words are a sober man’s thoughts.
29. Necessity never made a good bargain.
30. A bank is an institution that offers you your umbrella during a draught, and takes it away when it rains.
31. Indecision is the key to flexibility.
32. He who trains his tongue to quote the learned sages will be known far and wide as a smart-ass.
33. Tell the truth and you won’t need a great memory.
34. People in groups tend to agree on courses of action which as individuals, they know are plain stupid.
35. Following the path of least resistance is what makes men and rivers crooked.
36. A belief is of no value until you can defend it rationally against all others.
37. It is difficult to win an argument when your opponent is unencumbered with a knowledge of the facts.
38. True love is truly unreal; you can never find it.
39. What large print giveth, the small print taketh away.
40. There comes a time in man’s life when he must rise above principle.
41. Don’t lie, steal, or cheat unnecessarily.
42. Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.
43. Life is a whole series of circumstances beyond your control.
44. Co-operation is doing with a smile that which you have to do anyway.
45. Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he will believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint on it, and he will have to touch it to be sure.
46. It is more shameful to distrust one’s friends than to be deceived by them.
47. As scarce as the truth is, the supply is much greater than the demand.
48. There are no winners in life; only survivors.49. A friend advises in his interest, not yours.
50. Bankers follow the 3-6-3 principle; borrow money at 3 percent, lend it at 6 percent, and go for golf at 3 PM.
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO GET RICH THE PIC WAY?
WITHIN 30 DAYS OF CONSISTENT FOCUS, YOU CAN MAKE IT. GIVE IT A TRY.
Gradually, I became more interested in them, so much so that I am fairly convinced that many of them could be valuable provokers of thought and action. Over time, I added a few of my own. So here they are for you to read and reject or enjoy.
1. Natural laws have no pity.
2. Genius starts at the top and works up.
3. He who laughs last has no humor.
4. The greatest destructive force is human selfishness.
5. There are three categories of people: those who cause events to happen, those who watch events happen, and those who wonder what events happened.
6. The one who knows ‘how’ will have a job. The one who knows ‘why’ will be the boss.
7. Being free is no guarantee for happiness, but if you are unhappy, it will be on your own terms, not someone else’s.
8. When no one is willing is listen, know that it is a great time to think.
9. Humans are superior to other animals more because of their ability to rationalize than their ability to reason.
10. We occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time we simply ignore it, pick ourselves up, and stumble on.
11. Bribes and threats produce miracles in some societies.
12. Never forget that you are unique, just like someone else.
13. Relax, disaster will strike your neighbor, not you.
14. One of the most difficult things in life is to know how to do a thing and watch someone else doing it wrong, and not commenting.
15. The inevitable result of improved and enhanced communications is a vastly increased degree of misunderstanding between different levels of hierarchy.
16. When you are right, no one remembers. When you are wrong, no one forgets.
17. It is easier to behave yourself into a new way of thinking than to think your way into a new way off behaving.
18. The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.
19. A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never sure.
20. If you tell the truth once, they will never believe you again, no matter how much you lie.
21. Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can avoid altogether.
22. Rationalization is a mental technique that allows one to lie or cheat without feeling guilty.
23. Education is what you get from reading the fine print. Experience is what you get from not reading it.
24. What we learn after we know it all, is what counts.
25. Selfishness is the grandmother of invention.
26. A welfare state is one that assumes responsibility for the health, happiness, and general well-being of all its non tax-paying citizens.
27. When a person becomes so busy that he forgets the beautiful things in life, he is then truly poor.
28. A drunken man’s words are a sober man’s thoughts.
29. Necessity never made a good bargain.
30. A bank is an institution that offers you your umbrella during a draught, and takes it away when it rains.
31. Indecision is the key to flexibility.
32. He who trains his tongue to quote the learned sages will be known far and wide as a smart-ass.
33. Tell the truth and you won’t need a great memory.
34. People in groups tend to agree on courses of action which as individuals, they know are plain stupid.
35. Following the path of least resistance is what makes men and rivers crooked.
36. A belief is of no value until you can defend it rationally against all others.
37. It is difficult to win an argument when your opponent is unencumbered with a knowledge of the facts.
38. True love is truly unreal; you can never find it.
39. What large print giveth, the small print taketh away.
40. There comes a time in man’s life when he must rise above principle.
41. Don’t lie, steal, or cheat unnecessarily.
42. Logic is a systematic method of coming to the wrong conclusion with confidence.
43. Life is a whole series of circumstances beyond your control.
44. Co-operation is doing with a smile that which you have to do anyway.
45. Tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe and he will believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint on it, and he will have to touch it to be sure.
46. It is more shameful to distrust one’s friends than to be deceived by them.
47. As scarce as the truth is, the supply is much greater than the demand.
48. There are no winners in life; only survivors.49. A friend advises in his interest, not yours.
50. Bankers follow the 3-6-3 principle; borrow money at 3 percent, lend it at 6 percent, and go for golf at 3 PM.
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO GET RICH THE PIC WAY?
WITHIN 30 DAYS OF CONSISTENT FOCUS, YOU CAN MAKE IT. GIVE IT A TRY.
