“There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures.”
Explanation:
Large ships still tend to try to leave port at high tide. Tide comes in, and tide goes out. If you try to leave port before high tide, you're going against the flow, and working twice as hard to make progress. Once it reaches high tide, the flow is going out, assuring success with minimal effort.
Caesar was noting that there are such trends and times in other endeavors as well, most particularly he was referring to politics, but his experience had shown him that it was true in military operations also.
The key to success, he is saying, is knowing that there is such a tide in all things, being able to recognize when they reach their peak, and seizing the opportunity that it affords.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008
Ida Scott Taylor
Once wrote: Do not look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
I believe
I believe
That our backgrounds and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
I believe
That no matter how good a friend is, they're gonna hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
I believe
That just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean that they will love you with all they have.
I believe
That it takes me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I believe
That you should always leave your loved ones with loving words.It maybe the last time you will see them
I believe
That you either control your attitude or it controls you.
I believe
That money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I believe
That sometimes when i am angry i have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
I believe
That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I believe
That people that you care about most in life are taken from you much too soon.
I believe
That life is more precious that money will ever be able to be.
I believe
That no matter how bad your heart is broken, the world does not stop for your grief.
That our backgrounds and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
I believe
That no matter how good a friend is, they're gonna hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
I believe
That just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean that they will love you with all they have.
I believe
That it takes me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I believe
That you should always leave your loved ones with loving words.It maybe the last time you will see them
I believe
That you either control your attitude or it controls you.
I believe
That money is a lousy way of keeping score.
I believe
That sometimes when i am angry i have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
I believe
That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I believe
That people that you care about most in life are taken from you much too soon.
I believe
That life is more precious that money will ever be able to be.
I believe
That no matter how bad your heart is broken, the world does not stop for your grief.
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