Quotes for Reflection
Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does. —Jean Paul Sartre
How free do we feel? When we face the existential condition, what is left? Perhaps we fear there is nothing there, sometimes. Then we are ready to rediscover ourselves.
Each day is a little life: every waking and rising a little birth, every fresh morning a little youth, every going to rest and sleep a little death. —Arthur Schopenhauer
The liturgy of life - we reflect the universe in compact form. Life is a sequence of little stories. Each story has beginning and end: birth and death.
Man cannot do without beauty, and this is what our era pretends to want to disregard. —Albert Camus
We all know that life, God, evolution - whatever you want to call it - exalts strength and beauty. It kills weakness and ugliness. Perhaps it is time we rediscovered the foundations of nature, and adjust our worldview accordingly.
The worst thing I can be is the same as everybody else. I hate that. —Arnold Schwarzenegger
Fading into the wall like a wall flower - is this our fate? Perhaps for most, but if you are driven, fading into the ocean is the most repulsive idea. Be the gun - not the holster.
He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you. —Friedrich Nietzsche
Your enemy is your partner. To defeat your enemy, you will have to reflect his strategy, in part, in order to defeat him. Remember this before engaging an enemy: you become like him. Yin-Yang: things tend to become their opposites. Opposites tend to reflect one another.
It doesn’t matter how many people don’t get it. What matters is how many people do... If you strive to do anything remotely interesting, just expect a small percentage of the population to always find a way to take it personally. F*ck ‘em. There are no statues erected to critics. — Tim Ferris
Will you be part of the top 20% who have high expectations and standards? If you are the average of the 5 people you spend time with, what will you do to change this if it is not working out for you? Courage, it takes courage to say no.
Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in. —Napoleon Bonaparte
How often do we smart people get caught up in Analysis Paralysis? We can look around and see successful people who are not very smart - not as smart as we are. They simply think about a situation, decide, then take action. They deal with the consequences as they come, and not as they figure them beforehand. We men of both brains and action need to meditate on this truth a little more often than our action-oriented brothers.
I begin by taking. I shall find scholars later to demonstrate my perfect right. —Frederick the Great
In the world of serious matters, arguments are nothing. Action is everything. You cannot build your reputation on what you plan to do, but on what you have already done. Arguments happen after the action is already done. Remember to understand clearly the concept of Fait Accompli. Some actions cannot be reversed; those who understand this and wield their power at the precise point at the precise moment often win big, and hold their gains.
Kind-hearted people might of course think there was some ingenious way to disarm or defeat the enemy without too much bloodshed, and might imagine this is the true goal of the art of war. Pleasant as it sounds, it is a fallacy that must be exposed: War is such a dangerous business that mistakes that come from kindness are the very worst. —Carl von Clausewitz
Tough decisions are tough to make. If a decision must be made, and we hesitate, we violate the Virtue of Fortitude. Being kind is not a virtue, but Fortitude is. Charity has its place, but never at the expense of Fortitude. Leaders are called to make tough decisions. Do not become a leader unless you have this level of Fortitude.
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Freddy Martini
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