Quotes - June 9 [Ian's Messy Desk]

“The most important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one’s work seriously and taking one’s self seriously. The first is imperative, and the second disastrous.” — Margaret Fontey

Rely on the ordinary virtues that intelligent, balanced human beings have relied on for centuries: common sense, thrift, realistic expectations, patience, and perseverance.  — John C. Bogle

“The three great essentials to achieving anything worthwhile are; first, hard work, second, stick-to-it-iveness, and third, common sense.” — Thomas A. Edison

“It takes less time to do things right than to explain why you did it wrong.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Original post here: Ian McKenzie

8 June 2008 | QOTD | Comments

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