Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking." "An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.
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Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody.
Interpretation
Be cautious in financial matters and avoid placing trust in others regarding money.
In financial dealings, especially those involving significant amounts, it is crucial to exercise caution and skepticism. Trusting others blindly can lead to disappointment or loss, so one should maintain a degree of vigilance and do due diligence to protect their interests.
In practice
During a financial seminar, one might quote this to emphasize the importance of carefulness in investments.
Poirot," I said. "I have been thinking." "An admirable exercise my friend. Continue it.
Best of an island is once you get there - you can't go any farther...you've come to the end of things.
I have wanted . . . to commit a murder myself. I recognized this as the desire of the artist to express himself! . . . But-incongruous as it may seem to some-I was restrained and hampered by my innate sense of justice. The innocent must not suffer.
Sitting here with one's knitting, one just sees the facts. -"The Blood-Stained Pavement
No, my friend, I am not drunk. I have just been to the dentist, and need not return for another six months! Is it not the most beautiful thought? --Poirot
Words are such uncertain things, they so often sound well but mean the opposite of what one thinks they do.
When your toil has been a pleasure, you have not earned money merely, but money, health, delight, and moral profit, all in one.
Youth is impulsive. When our young men grow angry at some real or imaginary wrong, and disfigure their faces with black paint, it denotes that their hearts are black, and that they are often cruel and relentless, and our old men and old women are unable to restrain them. Thus it has ever been.
The most common cause of fear of old age is associated with the possibility of poverty.
Embrace simplicity. Put others first. Desire little.
Any complex activity, if it is to be carried on with any degree of virtuosity, calls for appropriate gifts of intellect and temperament. If they are outstanding and reveal themselves in exceptional achievements, their possessor is called a 'genius'.
It seems to me that, in every culture, I come across a chapter headed 'Wisdom.' And then I know exactly what is going to follow: 'Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.'
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