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CytatyUnknownA patient going to a doctor for his first visit was asked, "And whom did you consult before coming to me?""Only the village druggist," was the answer. "And what sort of foolish advice did that numbskull give you?" asked the doctor, his tone and manner denoting his contempt for the advice of the layman. "Oh," replied his patient, with no malice aforethought, "he told me to come and see you." A patient man is one who can put up with himself. A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner, neither do uninterrupted prosperity and success qualify for usefulness and happiness. The storms of adversity, like those of the ocean, rouse the faculties, and excite the invention, prudence, skill and fortitude or the voyager. The martyrs of ancient times, in bracing their minds to outward calamities, acquired a loftiness of purpose and a moral heroism worth a lifetime of softness and security. A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler whom they consider god-fearing and pious. On the other hand, they do less easily move against him, believing that he has the gods on his side. Acknowledgment - If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people. Advice is the only commodity on the market where the supply always exceeds the demand. After all, life is really simple; we ourselves create the circumstances that complicate it. Age withers only the outside. An expert gossiper knows how much to leave out of a conversation An expert knows all the answers - if you ask the right questions. Before a diamond shows its brilliancy and prismatic colors it has to stand a good deal of cutting and smoothing. Before a man can wake up and find himself famous he has to wake up and find himself. Behavior is what a man does, not what he thinks, feels, or believes Behind every successful man there are usually a lot of unsuccessful years. Beware of the man who knows the answer before he understands the question. |
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