Monday, March 27, 1972

Risk, Søren Kierkegaard


Without risk, faith is an impossibility.

— Søren Kierkegaard

Money, Western Proverb


Money talks.

- Western Proverb

돈이 말한다.

- 서양속담

돈이 결정한다.

Monday, March 20, 1972

Advice, Korean Proverb

빈 수레가 요란하다
Transliteration: Bin surega yoranhada.
Translation: An empty cart rattles loudly.
English equivalent: It is not the hen that cackles the most that lay the most eggs.
Meaning: It is not he who advertises for himself the most that can achieve the greatest results.
Choe, Torchia (2007). Looking for a Mr. Kim in Seoul: A Guide to Korean Expressions. Infini Press. p. 232.

Friday, March 17, 1972

Beauty, Sam Levenson

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; Never throw out anybody. Remember, If you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!”

― Sam Levenson

Saturday, March 4, 1972

Switzerland, Ernest Hemingway


Switzerland is a small, steep country, much more up and down than sideways, and is all stuck over with large brown hotels built on the cuckoo clock style of architecture.

- Ernest Hemingway, The Toronto Star Weekly (4 March 1922)