“What Sri Krishna is saying, is that it's a terrible mistake to believe that this life we lead is real. Obviously it's real, but it doesn't last very long in its realness. It's very ephemeral and to mistaken the forms of life, the shapes that life takes, for reality, is not wise.” BelieveLongRealRealityLastsFormMistakeWiseTerribleShapesThis LifeHinduismMistakenKrishnaEphemeralRealness Author:Frederick Lenz
“Be eager to lend a patient ear to the opinions of others and think long and hard whether whoever finds fault has reason or not to censure you. And if the answer is yes, correct the fault. If no, give the impression that you have not heard him, or if he is a man whom you respect, explain to him why he is mistaken.” IfsThinkingMenGivingLongHardReasonAnswersOpinionHeardEarsFaultsCriticsPatientImpressionMistakenCensure Author:Leonardo da Vinci
“The numerous people who imagine that a long stay in the Polar regions makes a man less susceptible of cold than other mortals are completely mistaken.” PeopleMenLongImagineColdMortalsRegionsImagine ThatMistakenSusceptible Book:The South Pole Source: The South Pole
“Men were created for something better than merely to make money. A close application to business, until a competence is gained, is one of the chief virtues; but to continue in trade long after this result is obtained, is one of the signs, not to be mistaken, of a sordid and ignoble nature.” MenLongResultsMoneyVirtueTradeChiefsMaking MoneyApplicationMistakenCompetenceSomething BetterIgnoble Author:Christian Nestell Bovee