At the age of eleven or thereabouts women acquire a poise and an ability to handle difficult situations which a man, if he is lucky, manages to achieve somewhere in the later seventies.
P.G. WodehouseTag: men women adeptness dexterity poise superiority
He took each fact as it came and let it slip painlessly into the back of his mind, thinking, Okay, okay, I'll think about that one later; and that one; and that one; so that the alert, front part of his mind could remain free enough to keep him in command of the situation.
Richard YatesTag: poise
With a philosophy education, one can infuriate his peers, intimidate his date, think of obscure, unreliable ways to make money, and never regret a thing.
Criss JamiTag: humor life thinking education social freedom philosophy peace contentment mind funny thought freedom-of-thought balance rationality regrets poise peace-of-mind education-system social-norms funny-but-true composure sociality unstoppable-force unstoppable
I am an extremely sincere individual. I am sincere, to a fault. One of the many things that I have come to realize, to learn, is that sincerity must be reserved and given only to those who deserve it. And one must save one's emotions, channeling them only to the people who are worthy of it. One must not throw one's pearls to the pigs.
C. JoyBell C.Tag: inspirational-quotes emotions sincerity poise self-preservation wisdom-quotes the-art-of-poise
Poise is an unseen power,
And this unseen power is always ready
To come to the aid of the outer action.
Tag: poise
When I was young, I thought it is thunder that kills people. But when I learnt physics in the high school, I discovered that it is rather the lightning that does the killing. The voice of the thunder itself is just a noise. The lightning is the poise!
Israelmore AyivorTag: school purpose people peace rain college light physics killing harmony kill roar empty food-for-thought lightning poise voice young thunder discover shout cool-down israelmore-ayivor roaring discovered barrels empty-barrels kills lighten lightening noice
When I was young, I thought it was thunder that kills people. But when I learnt physics in St. Paul's High School, I discovered that it is rather the lightning that does the killing. The voice of the thunder itself is just a noise. The lightning is the poise. I learnt to take the course of my life, not by violence but rather with intelligence.
Israelmore AyivorTag: science intelligence people peace light thought arrogance violence physics discovery kill intelligent food-for-thought lightning enlighten poise voice learn paul young noise course extra thunder discover rush violent harsh arrogant st-paul extra-mile israelmore-ayivor lightening denu lighten-more lightning-conductor spaco st-paul-s-college st-paul-s-senior-high-school thunder-less
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