“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” Leonardo da Vinci. Adopted by Steve Jobs.
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A Man returned home from visiting foreign lands. He told his friends of an adventurous leap he had made at Rhodes. The leap was so great, he said, that no other man could leap anywhere near the distance.
The Man offered witnesses. “No need of witnesses,” said one of the listeners. “Pretend this city is Rhodes. Jump here and show us now.”
Moral of the Story: Action is self-evidenced.
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Introduction – The Essential Aesop – Epilogue
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Why We Loved It: We are reminded that talk is cheap, and actions speak louder than words. Action and deeds are proof of truth. And the proof of something’s quality, is that it has actually sustained.
“[I]f I shall ever deserve any real repute in that small but high hushed world which I might not be unreasonably ambitious of; if hereafter I shall do anything that, upon the whole, a man might rather have done than to have left undone; then here I prospectively ascribe all the honour and the glory to whaling; for a whale-ship was my Yale College and my Harvard.” Herman Melville, Moby Dick
“The older I get, the less I listen to what people say, and the more I watch what they do.” Henry Ford
“Speak what is very good, do what is very honorable. Words are the shadows of deeds. It is easy to speak and difficult to act. Deeds are the substance of life, and wise sayings the adornment. Eminence endures in deeds but perishes in words. Words are wise, deeds are mighty.” Baltasar Gracian, The Art of Worldly Wisdom
“What is your opinion? A certain man had two sons. He came to the first and said, ‘Son, go out today and work in the vineyard.’ The son said in reply, ‘I will not,’ but, afterwards he repented and went. The man came to the other son and gave the same order. He said in reply, ‘Yes, sir,’ but he did not go. Which of the two did his father’s will?” They answered, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Amen, I say to you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.” [183] The ONE LinkedIn Reference Set: ONE 2061 [T21:28] (“Deeds Over Words”)
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