The Wit of Sir Isaac Newton

This is my copy, a little abused now :)

I like to read wide and a lot of varied books. Today I was reading Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger — I highly recommend buying this book, though it is expensive. Don’t be put off by the fact it’s written by a finance guy. Charlie Munger is Warren Buffet’s right hand man. This book is jam packed with wisdom, each page with gems you could spend days ruminating about. He often references the wisdom of those that came before him, one those people being Isaac Newton.

Here are some of his pithy quotes about life that I love:

“Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy”

“No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.”

“We build too many walls and not enough bridges.”

“If I am anything, which I highly doubt, I have made myself so by hard work.”

“If I have done the public any service, it is due to my patient thought.”

“If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants.”

Who are your role models? What quotes do you love?  Leave a comment down below.

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