It is a lie to write in such way as to be rewarded by fame offered you by some snobbish quasi-literary groups in the intellectual gazettes.
I abhor the supreme folly of those who blame the disciples of nature in defiance of those masters who were themselves her pupils
The highest perfection of politeness is only a beautiful edifice, built, from the base to the dome, of graceful and gilded forms of charitable and unselfish lying.
Instead of bringing back 1600 plants, we might return from our journeys with a collection of small unfêted but life-enhancing thoughts.
The pleasure we derive from journeys is perhaps dependent more on the mindset with which we travel than on the destination we travel to.
Adaptability is about the powerful difference between adapting to cope and adapting to win.
A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
Quão lamentável é arriscar tudo em um único combate, negligenciando a estratégia vitoriosa, e fazer com que o destino de tuas armas dependa de uma única batalha!
Rouse him, and learn the principle of his activity or inactivity. Force him to reveal himself, so as to find out his vulnerable spots.
Move not unless you see an advantage; use not your troops unless there is something to be gained; fight not unless the position is critical.
Conform to the enemy's tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.
If you do not take opportunity to advance and reward the deserving, your subordinates will not carry out your commands, and disaster will ensue.
Be stern in the council-chamber, [Show no weakness, and insist on your plans being ratified by the sovereign.] so that you may control the situation.
The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several different points;
Marketing is not the art of finding clever ways to dispose of what you make. It is the art of creating genuine customer value.
People say you have expensive tastes. My Humble reply : I appreciate fine art, and fine art is not cheap.
Jesus said when you pray say "Our Father which art in heaven." He did not say "Our Judge which art in heaven". #grace #gospel
People were nicer to me when I was in the arts. I experienced extreme racism in small-town New Zealand. Racism which really went away when I got into the arts.
Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of immaturity, the dread of doing what has been done before.
I describe management as arts, crafts and science. It is a practice that draws on arts, craft and science and there is a lot of craft - meaning experience - there is a certain amount of craft meaning insight, creativity and vision, and there is the u...
One must give himself completely to his art and not hold back. Throw caution to the wind. Embrace the muse. Make love to your art.
