A few wise and savvy words from our very own Don Calogero this evening...

“Never remove your crown just so that weak, insecure people feel more comfortable.”

Confucius say...

"A seed grows with no sound, but a tree falls with a huge noise. Destruction is noisy, but creation is quiet. This is the power of silence..."

Confucius say…

“One must learn who is pure gold and who is simply gold-plated”

Confucius say...

“Silence in the face of provocation or offense is called maturity...and strength”

(now go put that in your pipe and smoke it. Lets see how you like it, LOL)

Confucius say...

“Nature gives you all the pieces required to achieve optimal wellness and health, but leaves it to you to put the pieces together.”

Confucius say…

“One cannot hope to build a sturdy castle on shifting sands, nor achieve or sustain a dynasty built on lies and deception.”

Confucius say...

“A neurotic is the man who builds a castle in thin air. A psychotic is the man who lives in it. A psychiatrist is the man who collects the rent.”

“The trouble with giving yourself a pep talk, is that deep down you know you’re full of shit.”

Confucius say...

“The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is only granted to the less talented as a consolation prize.”

"Deviousness and duplicity does, in truth, eventually recoil upon the devious, with the schemer falling into the very pit which he dug for another." - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

+1

Confucius say...

“Sometimes nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.”

Don Calogero advises....

"Be careful not to let your tongue be your worst enemy"

Criticize and call me negative
You never faced with my reality
Separate myself from the rest
What the fuck do you expect? - Max Cavalera

Confucius say...

"One moment of patience may ward off great disaster. One moment of impatience may ruin a whole life." - (ancient Chinese proverb)

"Patience is a virtue" -- English poet William Langland (1360)

“I’m a great believer in luck. And I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” — Thomas Jefferson

Confucius say...

"There is something worse than missing the target, and that is not pulling the trigger.”

Confucius say…

“One can never hope to truly build a sturdy castle on shifting sands, nor hope to achieve or sustain a dynasty built on lies, fraud and deception.”

“I'm so utterly clever, that sometimes, even I don’t understand a single word I've said.” — Oscar Wilde

Confucius say...

“The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is only granted to the less talented as a consolation prize.”

Confucius say...

“Blowing out someone else’s candle will not make yours shine any brighter.”

“Unfortunately, some people suffer from pathetic ‘delusions of grandeur’ that, in the end, have unfailingly led to their disappointment.”

A psychiatrists is the next man you start talking to after you start talking to yourself lol. - Toodoped & Fred Allen

Here is a very old wiseguy saying that New York City guys "in the know" have recited for many decades, that happens to be very apropos...

“Don’t let your tongue become your worst enemy.”

The biggest wisdom of all (for certain ppl) ..........

"The road to success and the road to failure look almost exactly the same...almost." — Colin R. Davis

. So True. Both roads can be Incredibly difficult

"The ability to speak several languages is an asset. But the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless!"

Are the Mafia involved in cigarette smuggling and if so how deep are they?