Thick Face, Black Heart - Final Review

Yours Truly are going to post something on the book Thick Face Black Heart by Chin Ning Chu again. This will be the final review, well sort of because it would be more to just quote some of the nice phrases and also quotes in the book.

For the previous review click
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3


That done, lets continue to the final review shall we? =p

Overall, all the chapters shows one on how to have a thick face and black heart without being ruthless and that it is the very nature of human behavior. The only reason why us can't utilize it or realize it, is that we are influenced by the so called morale, ethics, culture, and upbringing that more often than not would be on the losing side of everything. To know more, just get the book... ( No, I am not getting paid for this... =p. Just felt that it is a good book to give some different perspective on things/life.)

Anyway, back to the example of quotes. As I said before, the book is full with quotes from famous ppl or book in which some are quite enlightening.


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The quotes I like

"The opportunity for victory is provided by the enemy"
-Sun Tzu's Art Of WaR-



"Be True To Your Life, True To Your Desire"
-Chin Ning Chu-



"True End Is Not In The Reaching Of The Limit, But In A Completion Which Is Limitless"
-Rabindranath Tagore-



"One Who Is Skilled In Defeat Shall Never See Destruction"
-Tai Wong Gong-



"Understanding The Difficulties,
Enduring The Hardships,
Predicting the Risks,
Tolerating The Abuse,
For Such Person, All Ensure Fame And Success"
-Chinese Maxim-



"Our civilization, our culture, our independence,
depends not upon multiplying our wants: self-indulgence,
but upon restricting our wants: self-denial"
-Mahatma Gandhi-



"Poverty Is The Greatest Violence"
-Mahatma Gandhi-



"Money May Not Buy Happiness, But It Certainly Will Buy A Lot Of Convenience"
-Chinese Proverb-



"A Timber Fit For Pillars Should Not Be Misused For Chopsticks"
-Chinese Maxim-



"If One Is Able And Strong, Then One Should Disguise Oneself In Order To Appear Inept And Weak"
-Sun Tzu's Art Of War-



"Know Yourself, Know Your Opponents, One Hundred Battles, One Hundred Victories"
-Sun Tzu's Art Of War-





Random Picture Of The Day By Yours Truly


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Comments

  1. KatherineAugust 26, 2007 at 1:57 PM

    "Know Yourself, Know Your Opponents, One Hundred Battles, One Hundred Victories"
    -Sun Tzu's Art Of War-

    This is the best. :)

    I tried looking for the book in our library. Can't find~~

    ReplyDelete
  2. ComethAugust 27, 2007 at 10:57 PM

    Yeah

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