Year: 2003

Quoting Seneca, on accomplishment

Love of bustle is not industry.

Quoting “Sales Management Report,” on perspective

The king had two sons — one an optimist, the other a pessimist. The king gave the pessimist everything he desired, and he gave the optimist a room full of horse manure.

The pessimist was despondent because he no longer had anything to look forward to. The optimist was as happy as he could be. ‘With all this manure,’ he said, ‘there must be a pony in here somewhere.’