Social and safety net programs are the most difficult of all public service activities to calculate proper funding; governments fund these programs to temporarily alleviate a problem; a more appropriate funding rationale would be to eradicate the circumstances creating the problem.
We mistakenly equate flattery to friendship and criticism to opposition; one should evaluate truth first and then judge, for flattery and criticism are primarily opinion.
Some will never admire or respect you; not because they believe youβre callous or possess an intense demeanor, instead, theyβre intimidated of what youβre becoming; powerful, and thus, envy flows within them.
Even the wisest among us do not possess complete knowledge of every subject; however, they acquire a deep understanding regarding the limits of their knowledge. Acknowledge, the extent of your knowledge.
The highly inspired, encounter less obstacles and traverse mountains easier than others on their path through life. It seems to me that inspiration theoretically enhances oneβs ability traversing difficulties as they move toward a goal. The highly inspired, encounter less obstacles and traverse mountains easier than others on their path through life. They appear to view roadblocks and detours as normal life events and in many cases move through them unscathed and undeterred. While the obstacles exist as they would for anyone else, they donβt view them in the same manner.
When one cannot depart from the present or the past, the future shall be beyond their reach; they meander a path inattentive and without destination.
One should always consider when taking action, not only the joy and pleasure that follows, but also the anguish and length of discomfort; especially when the anguish affects another party.
Certain characteristics must exist for a democracy to survive. First, laws must be constructed in fairness and equality; and second, obedience of law by the citizens, and those who judge and enforce them; without strict adherence to these principles, democracies fail.
The masses will fight to preserve their liberties and freedoms, save for those who have fallen under a spell of delusion by the demagogue.
The human tendency is to resemble or imitate those we admire; the common result is the delusion, that to emulate anotherβs personality creates a pseudo persona, measurably dissimilar from our own.
Itβs an accepted principle that we adopt many characteristics of close friends and associates; these traits include interests, opinions, political affiliations, morals, and responses to various events and activities; one should constantly evaluate and be vigilant of those they interact with the most.