Quote of the day by Christopher Walken: ‘We’re born alone. We die alone. And in between, we spend our lives looking for connection…’, when the ‘Pulp Fiction’ star shared words of wisdom highligh...
Aristotle (Image: Wikipedia) The pursuit of pleasure is often treated as one of life’s simplest goals, but Aristotle offered a more measured view of what it means to live wisely. In his Nicomach...
“Self-control is the chief element in self-respect, and self-respect is the chief element in courage.” Imagine a room on the verge of an explosion: shouting people, slamming tables, and a rising deman...
Samurai quote of the day by Miyamoto Musashi The samurai were the hereditary military nobility and warrior class of feudal Japan. Miyamoto Musashi was a Japanese swordsman, strategist, and philosopher...
‘If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher’ Imagine three people walking along a dusty road in fifth-century BC China. One walks with good posture, taking c...
“One does not change a winning team” — French wisdom teaches us why change is not always the answer “One does not change a winning team” (French: On ne change pas une équipe qui gagn...
Quote of the day by Heath Ledger: ‘If you make decisions based upon people’s reactions or judgments, then you make really boring choices,’ when ‘The Dark Knight’ actor dropped timele...
A Bulgarian wisdom on sustainability, management Among the many proverbs that have emerged from Bulgaria’s long rural tradition, few express the value of prudence and self-reliance as vividly as...
‘A horse knows the road, even if its rider does not’ A horse on the steppe remembers what maps forget: A proverb from Mongolia where survival once depended on animal instinct, weather sens...
Haitian proverb of the day shows us the enemy within. When something goes wrong, we always suspect the hand of the outsiders and give the benefit of doubt to our nearest ones, though they might have t...