“I should esteem it the extreme of imprudence to prolong the precarious state of our national affairs, and to expose the Union to the jeopardy of successive experiments, in the chimerical pursuit of a perfect plan. I never expect to see a perfect work from imperfect man. The result of the deliberations of all collective bodies must necessarily be a compound, as well of the errors and prejudices, as of the good sense and wisdom, of the individuals of whom they are composed.” MenShouldWellsStatesBodyIndividualPerfectResultsPlansPrejudiceUnionsErrorsAffairExtremesPursuitExperimentsEsteemCollectivesImperfectGood SenseCompoundsPrecariousJeopardyDeliberationPerfect ManNever ExpectPerfect WorkImperfect Man Book:The federalist papers Source: The federalist papers
“In the networks' endless pursuit of controversy, we should ask what is the end value ... to enlighten or to profit? What is the end result ... to inform or to confuse? How does the ongoing exploration for more action, more excitements, more drama, serve our national search for internal peace and stability.” ShouldDoeEndsActionValuesAsksResultsDramaProfitPursuitEndlessExcitementInternalsExplorationStabilityControversyOngoingEnlighteningEnd ResultsInternal Peace Book:The Impudent Snobs: Agnew Vs. the Intellectual Establishment Source: The Impudent Snobs: Agnew Vs. the Intellectual Establishment
“The leaders we revere and the businesses that last are generally not the result of a narrow pursuit of popularity or personal advancement, but of devotion to some bigger purpose. That's the hallmark of real success. The other trapping of success might be the by product of this larger mission, but it can't be the central thing.” RealMightMotivationalLastsSuccessPurposeLeadershipResultsLeaderProductsBiggerMissionsPursuitDevotionPopularityAdvancementHallmarkReal Success Author:Barack Obama
“No man, perhaps, is so wicked as to commit evil for its own sake. Evil is generally committed under the hope of some advantage the pursuit of virtue seldom obtains. Yet the most successful result of the most virtuous heroism is never without its alloy.” MenEvilResultsVirtueSuccessfulAdvantageSakeCommittedPursuitCommitWickedVirtuousHeroism Author:Benjamin Haydon
“Human life is precious, sublime and meaningful. But by involvement in purely worldly pursuits, the greatness of human birth is forgotten. Without human values, life is meaningless. When there is purity in thought, word and deed, human values are practised. The unity of the three H's is essential. 'Heart, Head and Hand. ' But today this unity is absent among people, with the result that men are becoming inhuman.” PeopleMenHumansHeartHandsTodayLife IsValuesThreeResultsGreatnessBirthBecomingEssentialsUnityForgottenDeedsMeaningfulPursuitHuman LifePurityMeaninglessSublimeWorldlyInvolvementAbsentInhumanHuman ValuesLife Is Precious Author:Sathya Sai Baba