Wisdom

Might Will Not Make Right

Might Will Not Make Right

The violent man is like a dragon sleeping on his horde of treasure—never able to use it, and never happy about it.

Good People Get Good Things

Good People Get Good Things

Most of the time, living with integrity turns out pretty well. Usually, illegal arms dealers do not live long, blissful lives, surrounded by beloved friends and family.

Wisdom Will Laugh at Your Expense

Wisdom Will Laugh at Your Expense

We do not naturally possess wisdom. Left to your own devices, you are not in good hands. There is something inside us that is actually disinclined to wisdom.

Powerful People Shouldn’t Drink

Powerful People Shouldn’t Drink

The longer you live as a C-Suite executive, the harder it is to empathize with the lifestyle and motivations of an hourly worker.

Speak softly and carry a big stick

Speak softly and carry a big stick

You can rage yourself into exhaustion or whisper a warning, but the performance you can expect will always depend on the standards you enforce.

Confess and Prosper

Confess and Prosper

Appearances are deceiving. What is concealed is eventually revealed, and your sum total will be a loss of trust.

You are not a brand

You are not a brand

If we’re honest, most of us are tormented by the fear that, “If I don’t publicize who I am, no one will know, and I’ll never become what I could have been.”

Working with a fool cuts off your legs

Working with a fool cuts off your legs

A fool will fail to grasp social complexities or care about anyone’s feelings except her own. You will find yourself stirring up a storm of violence on account of a lack of tact.

Wait before you litigate

Wait before you litigate

It’s going to get awkward if you assume your neighbor is burying a body when he’s preparing to plant some geraniums.

The mercy of discipline

An authority figure who enforces discipline helps people connect the dots between bad choices and negative consequences.

Bribe your way out

Bribe your way out

My mom used to bake Christmas cookies for our bus driver. Was that a bribe? If so, he might have hoped for better, despite the generous portions of frosting and sprinkles.

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