Disgrace
“A person who dies rich dies disgraced.” Andrew Carnegie Carnegie was an early advocate of charity...
Tag: Maxim
Chance
“Chance favors the prepared mind.” Louis Pasteur Pasteur’s is a more elegant way of saying “luck...
Old Age
”Old age and the wear of time teach many things.” Sophocles There are advantages to being old. In some...
Motivation
“There is no more powerful motivator in the human universe than self-interest.” Alexander Hamilton The...
Doing Business
"The chief business of the American people is business.” Calvin Coolidge The photo is from Mesa Verde NP....
Arguing
“There’s no sense in arguing over what you can’t change.” On the other hand it is only through arguing...
What You Deserve
“Every nation gets the government it deserves.” Joseph de Maistre There is no need to comment on this...
Getting Ahead
People who go with the flow are more likely to get ahead. This is certainly true in most employment situations...
Dolce far Niente
Dolce far niente An expression in Italian loosely translated as: "The sweetness of doing nothing." I have...
Art
"Painting is Silent Poetry." Thomas Hill The painting is by William Shepard. We acquired it in Santa Fe...
