I always thought I was Jeanne d'Arc and Bonaparte. How little one knows oneself.
Charles De GaulleRead
It's better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
Interpretation
Having a plan, even a flawed one, is preferable to having no plan whatsoever.
This quote by Charles De Gaulle emphasizes the importance of planning in achieving any goal. It suggests that while a bad plan may not lead to the best outcomes, taking action with a plan is far better than being paralyzed by the absence of a plan, as it allows for progress and learning from mistakes.
In practice
During a team meeting, when discussing project strategies, you might say this quote to encourage team members to draft any plan rather than delay.
I always thought I was Jeanne d'Arc and Bonaparte. How little one knows oneself.
Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading all my life.
Today we are crushed by the sheer weight of the mechanized forces hurled against us, but we can still look to the future in which even greater mechanized forces will bring us victory. Therein lies the destiny of the world.
The perfection preached in the gospels never yet built an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning.
One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.
Soyons fermes, purs et fidèles ; au bout de nos peines, il y a la plus grande gloire du monde, celle des hommes qui n'ont pas cédé. [Let us be firm, pure and faithful; at the end of our sorrow, there is the greatest glory of the world, that of the men who did not give in.]
Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend one penny less than thy clear gains; then shall thy pocket begin to thrive; creditors will not insult, nor want oppress, nor hungerness bite, nor nakedness freeze thee
Don’t let any emotional thought concerning success or failure, fame or gain, overtake you, and don’t dwell upon them. Give up your personal shortcomings, such as foolish talk, distracting activities, and absentmindedness. Train in being totally gentle in all physical, verbal, or mental activities. Don’t ponder the flaws of others; think instead of their good sides.
Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle round.
The Buddha said that all conscious beings possess an enlightened nature. _x000D_ _x000D_ Because of that, we have this natural purity, peacefulness and power. _x000D_ _x000D_ We can rest the mind naturally because we are already in possession of these qualities. _x000D_ _x000D_ If one can rest the mind naturally, that's the best meditation.
I think [Transcendental Meditation] is what people need. They don't need high minded talk, they need results.
The Word of fire burns today On the lips of our prophets in an evil age.
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