We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty,
charm and adventure. There is no end to the
adventures that we can have if only we
seek them with our eyes open.
... Jawaharlal Nehru
Thursday, January 15, 2009
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Friday, January 9, 2009
Trading is done ...
"When you see that trading is done, not by consent, but by compulsion - when you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing – when you see money flowing to those who deal, not in goods, but in favors – when you see that men get richer by graft and pull than by work, and your laws don't protect you against them, but protect them against you – when you see corruption being rewarded and honesty becoming a self-sacrifice – you may know that your society is doomed."
Ayn Rand, in the novel "Atlas Shrugged," 1957
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Wisdom - She
Proverbs 8
Therefore preach wisdom, and understanding will answer you.
2 For wisdom is on the top of high places, she stands between the ways and by the paths.
3 She cries at the gates, at the entrance of the city; she cries aloud, saying,
4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of men,
5 So that the simple ones may understand prudence and the fools understand their heart.
6 Hear, for I will speak truth; and the opening of my mouth shall bring forth uprightness.
7 For my mouth shall speak truth, and lying lips are an abomination before me.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing perverse or deceptive in them.
9 They are all plain to him who understands them, and right to those who are willing to find knowledge.
10 Receive discipline and not silver; and choose for yourself knowledge rather than fine gold.
11 For wisdom is much better than fine gold; yea, she is better than precious stones, and nothing can be compared to her.
[George M. Lamsa translation from the Aramaic of the Peshitta, 1933. A.J. Holman Company.]
Therefore preach wisdom, and understanding will answer you.
2 For wisdom is on the top of high places, she stands between the ways and by the paths.
3 She cries at the gates, at the entrance of the city; she cries aloud, saying,
4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of men,
5 So that the simple ones may understand prudence and the fools understand their heart.
6 Hear, for I will speak truth; and the opening of my mouth shall bring forth uprightness.
7 For my mouth shall speak truth, and lying lips are an abomination before me.
8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing perverse or deceptive in them.
9 They are all plain to him who understands them, and right to those who are willing to find knowledge.
10 Receive discipline and not silver; and choose for yourself knowledge rather than fine gold.
11 For wisdom is much better than fine gold; yea, she is better than precious stones, and nothing can be compared to her.
[George M. Lamsa translation from the Aramaic of the Peshitta, 1933. A.J. Holman Company.]
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