Future telling

'A fool talks a great deal, but none of us in fact can tell the future; what will happen after us, who can tell?'

Ecclesiaste 10. 14

Chance and mischance

^'Another thing I have observed under the sun: that the race is not won by the speediest, nor the battle by the champions; it is not the wise who get food, nor the intelligent wealth, nor the learned favour: chance and mischance befall them all.'

Ecclesiaste 9.11

Get to the bottom of it?

'I have scrutinised God's whole creation: you cannot get to the bottom of everything taking place under the sun; you may wear yourself out in the search, but you will never find it. Not even a sage can get to the bottom of it, even if he says that he has done so.'

Ecclesiaste 8.17

Wisdom and government

'Wisdom makes the wise stronger than a dozen governors in a city.'

Ecclesiaste 7.19

Objectivism versus emotionalism

'Better the object seen than the sting of desire: for the latter too is futile and chasing after the wind'

'Mieux vaut ce qui voient les yeux que le mouvement du  desir'

L'Ecclesiaste 6.9

Procrastination

'One reason for procrastination is the fear of failure'

Yukl, G. 1981. Leadership in organizations. New Yersey: Prentice  Hall. 4th ed., p.38

Money

'No one who loves money ever has enough'  - Ecclesiastes 5.9

Ne songe pas

'Car du nombre des songes viennent les vanites et les paroles multipliees'

L'Ecclesiaste 5.6