"Wise people prefer to benefit from constructive..." - Quote by Shiv Khera
Wise people prefer to benefit from constructive criticism rather than be ruined by false praise
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“Winners don't do different things.They do things differently”
“Parents do not have the courage to say no to certain things that their children demand. They are rather scared of their children.”
“Research has shown that it takes 31 days of conscious effort to make or break a habit. That means, if one practices something consistently for 31 days, on the 32nd day it does become a habit. Information has been internalised into behavioural change, which is called transformation.”
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“The first questions are always to be asked, and the wisest doctor is gravelled by the inquisitiveness of a child.”
“Whenever we attempt to mend the scheme of Providence and to interfere in the Government of the world, we had need be very circumspect lest we do more harm than good.”
“Praise of power leads to weakness; Love of things leads to loss; The wise one leads by filling people's hearts; He destroys illusion and disturbs those who believe they are wise; He does nothing yet everything happens.”
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“America... just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable.”
“The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.”
“What the hell is the sense of trying to hold the Democratic party together, if it's really a party of expediency, something that's put together every four years?”