Want to attack the opponent? - Defend. Want to build territory? - Take none. Want to control the rhythm of the game? - Don't control anything. Want to gain advantage? - Sacrifice.
'''Always cut, unless you can't cut, then cut anyway.
If you absolutely can't cut, connect, but only if it means you can cut later.''' (from uglyboxer)
Getting stronger in losing a won game.
White is always trying to kill a bigger group than black is trying to save
'Au pays des muets,les aveugles sont sourds.'
Louis Scutenaire
'Il ne faut pas prendre les gens pour des cons.'
'Il y a déjà assez de cons qu’on prend pour des gens.'
Guy Bedos
'Un intellectuel est un type qui est rassuré quand il n’est pas compris.'
Pierre Perret
Martin Butler(?): "a man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still",
except when coercive persuasion (force, brainwashing in the totalitarian sense, is meant)
The London Times affords December 29, 1863 an excellent illustration of the truth of the old proverb
Al Gore? quotes Upton Sinclair? in his movie/presentation "An Inconvenient Truth":
"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it."
很難讓一個人瞭解他某些事情,當他的薪水依賴於他所不瞭解之事物。
hĕn nàn ràng yīgè rén liăojiĕ tā mŏuxiē shì qíng dàng tā dì xīn shuĭyī lài yú tā suŏ bùliăojiĕzhī shìwù.
Il est difficile de faire comprendre quelque chose à quelqu'un dont le salaire dépend de sa capacité à ne pas le comprendre
narzistisch, inkompetent und unzuverlässig - welcher Manager ist das nicht?
You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day. -- Marian Wright Edelman ((born June 6, 1939) is an American activist for the rights of children. Edelman was first African American admitted to the Mississippi Bar when she began practising law out of the LDF's Mississippi office. During her time in Mississippi, she worked on racial justice issues connected with the civil rights movement and represented activists throughout the Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964. )
meh: "``To become a pro in anything, you need a perfect combination of opportunity, drive, dedication, and talent. If any of those are missing, you won't make it (though if you have enough drive, dedication, and talent, you can make your own opportunities, to some degree).
To even achieve high-level amateur in anything, you must be prepared to devote hours of your life to it. (...) You have to be prepared for that, and you have to be willing to put that kind of effort into it. If you really want it, you have to know that it won't just magically fall into your lap. It will be work, and a lot of it. (...) ETA: Incidentally, a quote I read somewhere comes to mind: "Even if you're a natural, talent will only take you so far. The difference between 'good' and 'great' is how much effort you're willing to put in.''"
Tongue breaker for children:
„W Trzebrzeszynie Chrzászcz brzmi w trzcinie, i Trzebrzeszyn z tego slynie ze Chrzászcz brzmi tam w Trzebrzeszynie.“
(Am zehnten zehnten um zehn uhr zehn machten zehn Vollidioten das was am zehnten zehnten beschlossen wurde). Der Spruch an sich sehr lustig.Eer erzählt von einer polnischen Parlamentsdebatte!
(Da, auf dem Turm liegt der ungläubige Jorg, und er glaubt nicht dass unter dem Turm zehn Fledermäuse liegen)
(Im Rennen der Rennmaschinen überholte rennende Rennmaschine eine andere rennende Rennmaschine mit der Rennnumer 6)
(In der Zeit der Trockenheit trocknet eine trockene Chaussee schnell.)
(In Trzebrzeszynie quakt der Käfer im Schilf, und Trzebrzeszynie rühmt sich dessen, dass der Käfer im Schilf quakt.)
(Pfeffere nicht das Felkel mit Pfeffer, Peter, denn du kannst das Felkel mit Pfeffer überpeffern; aus: " Im Sumpf" von Tschechow)
Der wahntägliche Normalsinn - Wahntäglicher normalSinn