treating others

“If you treat men the way they are, you never improve them.     If you treat them the way you want them to be, you do.”   -Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe       These words–presented in slightly different ways in different translations–come from a character in Goethe’s 1795 masterpiece, Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship, but they almost certainly represent […]

Hunger and thirst

The story is told of a young man who approached Socrates as he sat by a lake. The young man told Socrates he would do anything to gain the wisdom Socrates possessed.     After a moment, Socrates stood up and motioned for the young man to follow him. He walked into the lake until he was […]

thought starter ifferisms

Here are some thought starter “ifferisms” for pondering over the weekend;   “If you are not failing every now and again, it’s a sign you’re playing it safe”  -Woody Allen   “If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship,     he would keep it in port forever.”  -Saint Thomas Aquinas   “If you […]