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Nuggets of Wisdom – Spring 2024

Nuggets of Wisdom – Spring 2024

Last updated on: March 8, 2024 at 12:19 pm by Richard E. Simmons III

Nuggets of Wisdom – Spring 2024 2024-03-08T12:19:20-06:00 Richard E. Simmons III

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Every quarter I like to share quotes that I have encountered in my reading and research that have been meaningful to me. I call them “Nuggets of Wisdom.”

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“Wherever you find excellence, you find continuous learning. They go hand in hand. Wherever you find that continuous learning is missing, you find mediocrity.”

—MATHEW KELLY

“The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not a man of honor.”

—GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

“I think a life properly lived is just learn, learn, learn all the time.”

—CHARLIE MUNGER

“God remains vivid and unfathomable, but He does not interfere with the laws of self-destruction.”

—JAMES AGEE

“The first step to getting somewhere is to decide you are not going to stay where you are.”

—J.P. MORGAN

“Belief is not simply a function of the brain. It’s an investment of the heart that fundamentally changes the way you live.”

—PAUL DAVID TRIPP

“Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important.”

—T.S. Elliott

“You usually get the reputation you deserve.”

—TIM KEYSER

“The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.”

—RALPH WALDO EMERSON

“Our emotions are not under our control, but our actions are—you can change your heart over the long haul through your actions.”

—C.S. LEWIS

“The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved.”

—MOTHER TERESA

“A leader who is not self-controlled can’t say no to himself because he values what he wants more than he values what God wants for him.”

—PAUL DAVID TRIP

Richard E Simmons III is the founder and Executive Director of The Center for Executive Leadership and a best-selling author.

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