Business Wisdom for the Ages

It's nearly the holiday season, a good time for business folk to reassess their values and thoughts. With that in mind, and inspired by the pithy suggestions from the motivational gurus in yesterday's post, here are some Helpful and Inspirational Thoughts that I've compiled and recorded over the years. Enjoy!

• There's no place like home, but variety is the spice... of life.
• A rolling stone gathers no moss, but still waters run deep.
• The grass is always greener on the other side, but on to fresh fields and pastures new.
• Discretion is the better part of valor, but honesty is the best policy.
• The bigger they are, the harder they fall, but he who gets there "first-est" with the "most-est" wins.
• If it ain't broke don't fix it, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
• Nice guys finish last, but there's no rest for the wicked.
• The meek shall inherit the earth, but might makes right.
• Turn the other cheek, but revenge is a dish best served cold.
• Sow the wind and you will reap the whirlwind, but its an ill wind blows nobody good.
• To thine own self be true, but do unto others as you would have then do unto you.
• Remember the Alamo, but don't cry over spilled milk.
• Only God can make a tree, but where there's a will there's a way.
• Waste not want not, but it is better to give than to receive.
• A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, but don't count your chickens before they're hatched.
• Bigger is better, but good things come in small packages.
• The whole is greater than the sum of the parts, but a chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
• All good things come to an end, but diamonds are forever.
• Money is the root of all evil, but hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
• It's more blessed to give than to receive, but the Lord helps him who helps himself.
• You can't teach an old dog new tricks, but it's never too late to learn.
• Knowledge is power, but no news is good news.
• Actions speak louder than words, but the pen is mightier than the sword.
• United we stand, divided we fall, but march to the sound of a different drummer.
• One picture is worth 1000 words, but a word to the wise is sufficient.
• Don't expect wise heads on young shoulders, but a new broom sweeps clean.
• You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink, but if at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
• Love is forever, but familiarity breeds contempt.
• Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but out of sight, out of mind.
• All's fair in love and war, but death before dishonor.
• There are plenty of fish in the sea, but when you find the pearl of great price, sell all you own and buy it.
• Opposites attract, but birds of a feather flock together.

• Laughter is the best medicine, but silence is golden.