"Do not say before hand what you are going to do; for if you fail, you will be laughed at."

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Source : As quoted by Diogenes Laërtius, i. 78,

Pittacus of Mytilene

#Good Life Quotes #Hands Quotes #Failing Quotes

“I love hockey, and I don't love it for any other reason than when I get out there and play, I enjoy it.”
“If one must drink, then let one drink thrice a month, for more is bad. If one gets drunk twice a month, it is better; if one gets drunk once a month, that is better still; and if one doesn't drink at all, that is the best of all.”
“That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.”
“Up through and including Lincoln, American politicians nursed a fantasy of repatriating blacks to Africa.”
“Italy needed structural reforms to become more competitive.”
“Yesterday's adaptations are today's routines.”

Source : Ronald A. Heifetz, Marty Linsky, Alexander Grashow (2014). “Adaptive Leadership: The Heifetz Collection (3 Items)”, p.204, Harvard Business Review Press
“It's like being on Death Row in an American jail. You are waiting for the door handle to turn, not knowing whether it's a reprieve or just your final breakfast before being executed.”
“My best friend was Aboriginal.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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