“If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.” ― J. K. Rowling
Motivation
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Happiness
“The grass is always greener where you water it, enjoy your own life without comparing it with that of another.”
Marquis de Condorcet
Jokes
A 3 years old boy sits near a pregnant woman.
Boy: Why do you look so fat?
Pregnant woman: I have a baby inside me.
Boy: Is it a good baby?
Pregnant woman: Yes, it is a very good baby.
Boy: Then why did you eat it?
Entrepreneurship
“The secret of joy in work is contained in one word: excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it.”
— Pearl Buck
Happiness
“The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.”
Marcel Pagnol
Financial Sustainability
Too many people spend money they earned..to buy things they don’t want..to impress people that they don’t like.
– Will Rogers
Jokes
Teacher: “If I gave you 2 cats and another 2 cats and another 2, how many would you have?”
Johnny: “Seven.”
Teacher: “No, listen carefully… If I gave you two cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?”
Johnny: “Seven.”
Teacher: “Let me put it to you differently. If I gave you two apples, and another two apples and another two, how many would you have?”
Johnny: “Six.”
Teacher: “Good. Now if I gave you two cats, and another two cats and another two, how many would you have?”
Johnny: “Seven!”
Teacher: “Johnny, where in the heck do you get seven from?!”
Johnny: “Because I’ve already got a freaking cat!”
Relationship
“If you want happiness for an hour — take a nap.’
If you want happiness for a day — go fishing.
If you want happiness for a year — inherit a fortune.
If you want happiness for a lifetime — help someone else.”
Chinese Proverb
Entrepreneurship
“You don’t need to have a 100-person company to develop that idea”
Larry Page, Co-Founder of Google from a 2001 BusinessWeek article.