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Wisdom for the Day – 07/06/10

July 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Fish big enough to swallow a boat are not found in ditches. – Yang Zhu refuses to be a big fish in a little pond, Zhou Dynasty

The moral of this is that it only takes one big idea, executed well, to set you up for life.  Stop chasing minnows.  Go land yourself a whale.

The higher the rank I attain, the more humbly I behave. the greater my power, the less I exercise it. The richer my wealth, the more I give away. Thus I avoid envy, spite, and misery. – Sun Shu Ao, Zhou Dynasty

Do not worry if others do not understand you. Worry if you do not understand them. – Confucius, Spring and Autumn Period

A virtuous man concentrates on his own work, not that of others. – Zengzi, Spring and Autumn Period

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