The Myth of Sisyphus
The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart.
One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
(albert camus)
Investment
“Diversification is a protection against ignorance. [It] makes very little sense for those who know what they’re doing.” — Warren Buffet
On Resolve
“[He is] a very weak-minded fellow I am afraid, and, like the feather pillow, bears the marks of the last person who sat on him!” — Earl Haig’s observation of the Earl of Derby
Capitalism v. Socialism
“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.”
— Winston Churchill, House of Commons, 22 October 1945.
I Could Write a Book
If they asked me, I could write a book
About the way you walk, and whisper
And look.
I could write a preface
On how we met
So the world would never forget.
And the simple secret of the plot
Is just to tell them
That I love you, a lot.
Then the world discovers
As my book ends
How to make two lovers of friends.
(rodgers/hart)
The Moving Finger
The Moving Finger writes;
And, having writ,
Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit,
Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line,
Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
(omar khayyám)
Fire and Ice
Some say the world will end in fire
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire,
I hold with those who favor fire.
But, if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To know that for destruction, ice is also great
And would suffice.
(robert frost)
Think
Watch your thoughts,
For they become words.
Watch your words,
For they become actions.
Watch your actions,
For they become habits.
Watch your habits,
For they become your character.
And watch your character,
For it becomes your destiny.
What we think, we become.
My father always said that... and I think I am fine.
(margaret thatcher)
Equality
"If you have always believed that everyone should play by the same rules and be judged by the same standards, that would have gotten you labeled a radical 60 years ago, a liberal 30 years ago and a racist today." —Thomas Sowell, @thomassowell, June 4, 2020
Enemies
“You have no enemies, you say? Alas, my friend, the boast is poor. He who has mingled in the fray of duty that the brave endure, must have made foes. If you have none, small is the work that you have done. You’ve hit no traitor on the hip. You’ve dashed no cup from perjured lip. You’ve never turned the wrong to right. You’ve been a coward in the fight.” ― Charles Mackay