Human capital is distinctly different from the tangible monetary capital due to the extraordinary characteristic of human capital to grow cumulatively over a long period of time. The growth of tangible monetary capital is not always linear due to the shocks of business cycles. During the period of prosperity, monetary capital grows at relatively higher rate while during the period of recession and depression, there is deceleration of monetary capital. On the other hand, human capital has uniformly rising rate of growth over a long period of time because the foundation of this human capital is laid down by the educational and health inputs. The future generation is more benefited by the advanced research in the field of education and health, undertaken by the current generation.


Each government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy.


Cristiano trains at least 3 times a day.

Yet what is even crazier is that he dedicates the remaining of his time to recovery. He naps 3 times a day — even after receiving 7 hours of sleep.

Cristiano’s schedule is the definition of the man who has dedicated himself to the beautiful game.


There is no single criterion of justice, but that different societies place different degrees of emphasis on its various aspects.


The root of liberalism is the belief that Hobbes had it right when he said in Leviathan, “if we could suppose a great multitude of men to consent in the observation of Justice, and other laws of nature, without a common power to keep them all in awe; we might as well suppose all mankind to do the same; and then there neither would be, nor need to be any civil government, or commonwealth at all; because there would be peace without subjection.”


I like hammering sentences, constantly changing the expression and order of words. I go through the hard process and write long novels, and when the book comes out, I never regret it. I never look back through my released titles. I don’t think I could improve on them if I were to rewrite them, because I know I did my best.


Thaksin and his wife began several businesses while he was still in the police, including a silk shop, a cinema, and an apartment building. All were failures and left him over 50M baht in debt. In 1982, he established ICSI. Using his police contacts, he leased computers to government agencies with modest success. However, later ventures in security systems and public bus radio services all failed. In 1986, he founded AIS, which started as a computer rental business.


  1. Whoever claims to be noble must conduct himself nobly.
  2. One must act in a fashion that conforms to one’s position and privileges with which one has been born, bestowed and / or has earned.

“Noblesse oblige” is generally used to imply that with wealth, power, and prestige come responsibilities.


Though most of our life we get through it by reasoning through analogy, which essentially means copying what other people do with slight variations. And you have to do that, otherwise mentally you wouldn’t be able to get through the day. But when you want to do something new you have to apply the physics approach. Physics has really figured out how to discover new things that are counter-intuitive, like quantum mechanics … so I think that’s an important thing to do. And then also really pay attention to negative feedback and solicit it, particularly from friends. This may sound like simple advice but hardly anyone does that and it’s incredibly helpful.


  1. Preview: The student looks at the topic to be learned by glancing over the major headings or the points in the syllabus.
  2. Question: The student formulates questions to be answered following a thorough examination of the topic.
  3. Read: The student reads through related material, focusing on the information that best relates to the question formulated earlier.
  4. Summary: The student summarizes the topic, bringing his or her own understanding of the process.
  5. Test: The student answers the questions drafted earlier, avoiding adding any questions that might distract or change the subject.

Individualism holds that a person taking part in society attempts to learn and discover what his or her own interests are on a personal basis, without a presumed following of the interests of a societal structure. The individualist does not necessarily follow one particular philosophy. He may create an amalgamation of the elements of many philosophies, based on personal interests in particular aspects that he finds of use.


With the abolition of private property, then, we shall have true, beautiful, healthy individualism. Nobody will waste his life in accumulating things, and the symbols for things. One will live. To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.


Individualists are chiefly concerned with protecting individual autonomy against obligations imposed by social institutions. Liberalism and anarchism are two political philosophies that are fundamentally concerned with individual freedom yet differ from one another in very distinct ways. Anarchism shares with liberalism a radical commitment to individual freedom while rejecting liberalism’s competitive property relations.


Phàm là làm việc lớn thì trước hết phải nghiêm khắc tu dưỡng chính bản thân mình giữ được ý chí sắt đá, kiên định; lại còn phải trau dồi những trải nghiệm và hiểu biết phong phú; hơn nữa phải thấu hiểu lẽ đời, đạo Trời, đối nhân xử thế, khoan dung độ lượng, tấm lòng bao la rộng lớn.


7 deadly sins:

  1. Vainglory, or pride vs. humility
  2. Greed vs. charity
  3. Lust vs. chastity
  4. Envy vs. gratitude
  5. Gluttony, which is usually understood to include drunkenness vs. emperance
  6. Wrath, or anger vs. patience
  7. Sloth vs. diligence

Sadness is an emotional pain associated with, or characterized by, feelings of disadvantage, loss, despair, grief, helplessness, disappointment and sorrow. An example of severe sadness is depression.


Sadness is one of the 6 basic emotions along with happiness, anger, surprise, fear, and disgust.