Beware of Idealist

“An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.”

--H. L. Mencken

My Thoughts:
The world is full of such types. They would reach to a conclusion after analyzing anything.

Beware of these people!

Amusingly arrogant

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Wednesday, 28 Jan '09

“Nothing can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.”

--Sidney J. Harris

My Thoughts:
Just enjoy the quote!

Benjamin said it

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Friday, 19 Dec '08

“People will accept your ideas much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first.”

--David H. Comins

My Thoughts:
We all have a comfort and a discomfort zone in our minds. These comfort zones for someone are created when you trust them or have an image of authority for them.

So you readily accept the ideas given by these people. But if the same thing is proposed by someone in your discomfort zone, then you are likely to reject that idea.

You can’t kill me

Quote & Thought for the Day -- Tuesday, 26 Aug '08

"You can kill a man but you can't kill an idea."

--Medgar Evers

My Thoughts:
If you look back in history, you will find that many great people have been assassinated, murdered and killed. The murderers were successful in killing that person, but they never succeeded in killing the Ideas, values and thoughts of that person.

This is what the above quote (I think) means. Let me know about your thoughts on this.