Truth

Truth in the form of reveletion is that which we already know, but have never heard in words before. Truth in the form of discovery is that we already know but have never been confronted. Truth as judgment is the product of our experience

- Gerry Spence (How to Argue and Win, St. Martin’s Griffin)

Memory & Facts

Memory can change the shape of a room, it can change the colour of a car; Memories can be distorted; They are just interpretation, they are not a record. They are irrelevant if you have the facts

Source:

Leonard to Teddy, (from the Movie Memento)

Revenge, Justice

Revenge is the bastard Child of Justice

 

- Gerry Spence, How to Argue and Win everytime

Life & Five Balls

Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in
the air. You name them – work, family, health, Friends and spirit and
you’re keeping all of these in the Air.

You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it,
it will bounce back.

But the other four Balls – Family, Health, Friends and Spirit – are
made of glass. If you drop one of these; they will be irrevocably
scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be
the same. You must understand that and strive for it.

- Bryan Dyson (CEO of Coca Cola)

(Source: Email Forward)

Having Children

…There is no experience like having children…There is no substitute for it. You cannot do it with a friend. You cannot do it with a lover. If you want the experience of having complete responsibility for another human being, and to learn how to love and bond in the deepest way, then you should have children. – Morrie to Mitch (when Mitch Albom asks Morrie about having family.

(Source: Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, Sphere, Little Brown Co.)

Wise Men

A wise man knows what he doesnt know – Anonymous

Importance of Words for Lawyers

Words are Lawyer’s tools of trade.when you are called upon to address a judge, it is your words which count themost. It is by them that you will hope to persuade the judge of rightness of your cause…On the words ou use, your client’s future may depend…The reason why words are so important is because words are the vehicle of thought – Lord Denning

(Source: The Discipline of Law, LexisNexis Buterworths)

Mind, Freedom

In the vault of mind lie all the chains of bondage, as well as the keys to freedom – Sri Sri Paramanand Yoganand

(Source: Where There is Light by Sri Sri Paramanand Yoganand)

Integrity

Weaker Mortar

A famous mason & his son specialized in building castle walls. One day they found there was no mortar left for placing the foundation’s last stone. The mason asked his son to prepare a suitable amount.
“Father” said the boy, “there is enough mortar left over from the walls, we could use it instead.”

The old man replied that mortar was not as strong as required for the foundation.
“But father”, pleaded the son “who will know in the thousand years that you laid a single brick at the depth with a weaker mortar?”
Replied the father, “Two people will know & they will die of shame.”
“Who?” asked the boy.
And father replied “You and I.”

Truth, Fiction

There is the difference between Truth and Fiction. Fiction has to make sense.

(Wilhelm to Salinger in the movie The International)