ON THE PATH TO ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT
(Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC 75 BC) “A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are victimized first.” “Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.” “The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody! It will destroy you.” “There … Read more
Click here for a summary for a very important video by Gabor Mate where he talks about how the body will start saying NO if you don’t. “No” is a complete sentence. – Shonda Rhimes So the idea is that your body knows when there’s a no, when there’s a yes, and when there’s what … Read more
A slim volume of miscellany compiled for smokers by Benson and Hedges. It’s the size of the square of your palm. The miscellany includes: Cartoon illustrations, jokes, riddles, histories, quotes, quizzes, poetry, drawings, scripts, blending and pipe knowledge and Absolutely Everything There is to Know about Pipe-smoking by Frank Muir. 2 Things I loved were … Read more
MY JOURNAL (04th June – 10th June)04/06/09 Thursday – Man the 230 but sucked. It smelled of farts (no good if it aint ones own right)… the stop announcements were loud and coz it had come only minutes after the one before it had to pause at stops and announce it was doing so to … Read more
Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness 1(I typed this stuff from Episodes on TV so it may be pretty vague) Socrates on Self-confidenceSocrates was born in 469BC and married to a shrewish woman. When asked why he married such a woman he said a horse trainer has to practice on the most spirited horse. Hahaha and … Read more
What Rich People Know and Desperately Want to Keep a Secret Adaptation from Desiderata:– Go placidly amid the noise and haste and remember what peace there may be in silence. – As far as possible be on good terms with all people. Speak the truth quietly and clearly and listen carefully to others, even the … Read more
