23 Quotes & Sayings By Mark Sherman Smeester

Mark Sherman Smeester is a business consultant, student of history, and writer. He is the author of the Tafelberg Mystery Series which includes Tafelberg, The Rising Sun, The Pearl, The Judas Kiss, The 7th Moon, and The Lost King.

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Ethically, with calculitic capitalism, a leader would claim wisdom, when punishment is justified, by showing restraint, & calling it grace, instead of humility, in gratitude of Powers beyond comprehension, such as Fate. Mark Sherman Smeester
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Similar to the best soldier being the most disciplined, seasoned teacher's know that they are also students. In my opinion, this is where soldiers shine, especially in comparison to domestic law enforcement. Making every one feel like a chief does not leave many who care to listen. Mark Sherman Smeester
Every guard and every weapon have one weakness in common,...
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Every guard and every weapon have one weakness in common, and that is who wields them. Mark Sherman Smeester
Amidst a symphony of entropic cascades, each and every drop...
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Amidst a symphony of entropic cascades, each and every drop still has enough gravity to make lightning or life. Mark Sherman Smeester
The only shameless glory that rivals grace is unconditional love.
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The only shameless glory that rivals grace is unconditional love. Mark Sherman Smeester
To ask the meaning of life is silly, with rhetorical...
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To ask the meaning of life is silly, with rhetorical rhetoric. Life is the meaning. Mark Sherman Smeester
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If not built on integrity, distrust crumbles mansions like sand. Similarly, if love is not built on the honest indignity of friendship, it is like a mansion built on sand, bent to be crumbled and washed away. Mark Sherman Smeester
Just because teachers aren't better than students does not mean...
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Just because teachers aren't better than students does not mean students are better than teachers. Mark Sherman Smeester
Even if you listen to all the advice from your...
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Even if you listen to all the advice from your parents, friends, teachers, and mentors, if you don't end up happy, you still have nobody to blame. Nobody's perfect. Mark Sherman Smeester
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Help me to help you consider and appreciate your worst of nightmares and best of dreams. Mark Sherman Smeester
Learn from the mistakes of others. Nobody could take the...
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Learn from the mistakes of others. Nobody could take the time nor hardship to survive them alone. Mark Sherman Smeester
Isn't a smile or hug more disarming than a title...
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Isn't a smile or hug more disarming than a title or pen? Mark Sherman Smeester
Patience usually requires a little apathy.
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Patience usually requires a little apathy. Mark Sherman Smeester
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If integrity was legal, honesty would be a crime. Mark Sherman Smeester
If you have someone to love, something to do, and...
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If you have someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for, your life is better than most battle. Mark Sherman Smeester
Imitations are not flattering. Nobody likes feeling like an option,
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Imitations are not flattering. Nobody likes feeling like an option, Mark Sherman Smeester
Cleaning and breathing rival the practice of gardening or reading...
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Cleaning and breathing rival the practice of gardening or reading in their passive difficulty. Mark Sherman Smeester
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Promoting pathology beneath neurosis to instill victimization is propoganda. Mark Sherman Smeester
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Do not shoot. Please.If you are convinced that you are not a liar, you probably analyze every one, instead of evaluating nothing. Questions are the most effective advertisements. Mark Sherman Smeester
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Employing yourself costs less than employing someone else but more than working. The marginal cost/revenue of education. Mark Sherman Smeester
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If the Olympics ever included American soccer, I can only hope it would be basketball instead of football. Even chess can hurt if you try too hard. Mark Sherman Smeester
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Each year, take a step aside, look back, and recognize how the people you have met, what you have read, and what you've heard, have changed you slightly for the better or maybe slightly worse. Similarly, you can respect that each day you learn more, you understand less, so the more you understand, the less you express a desire to learn. If this seems too deep, remember that I know nothing, and am literally a fool and still a kid, relatively. Mark Sherman Smeester