"A friend to all is a friend to none." - Aristotle You no doubt have friends of many stripes, a few qualifying as "close," a larger group more appropriately described as being "acquaintances" and the majority probably being somewhere in between. It can be a useful exercise on occasion to review the list of those …
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High Quality
"Quality is not an act, it is a habit." - Aristotle I've had the good fortune to make the acquaintance of a number of high quality people over the years. Such people live uncommon lives, where every aspect of their living is reflective of a commitment to quality. How they carry themselves in public and …
Evading the Truth
"People who pride themselves on their “complexity” and deride others for being “simplistic” should realize that the truth is often not very complicated. What gets complex is evading the truth." - Thomas Sowell The better part of human activity is wrought under the banner of evading the truth. Much of it is done unknowingly, though …
The Truth First
"For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first." ~ Aristotle Your integrity is based entirely on the degree to which you maintain an orientation in truth. If you are concerned about your integrity, the truth must come before friends, family, country or any other human …
Excellence is a Habit
“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.” ~ Aristotle I had the pleasure of watching the Academy …
The Golden Mean: Cognitive Brilliance!
"Beauty is truth, truth beauty," -- that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know." ~ Aristotle David Brooks does it again with his thought-provoking summary of edge.org's "The Edge Question 2011." The event organizers asked participants: "What scientific concept would improve everybody's cognitive toolkit?"and what came back was fascinating. According …
The Dignified Life – The Choice is Yours by Gregg Hake
Every thought, word or deed you express either carries in it the compelling tone of dignity or the disquieting sound of lowliness. The choice is yours. Remember. The choice is always yours.
Gregory Hake 