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| The Taylor Test - Taylor Truisms [3rd September 2005] |
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[3rd September 2005] The Taylor Test is my personal credo or yardstick, that I use to evaluate any political proposal, policy or personal plans. TTT is based on a number of Taylor Truisms. They have been gathered from 4 main sources: Personal experience; Spiritual teachings; Legal maxims; Ancient proverbs. They will be added to as I continue to grow older and hopefully wiser! Any comments are welcome. Just use the Guest Book! ACTION Never mistake motion for action AIMS Set goals which stretch you, not stress you Your attitude determines your altitude ANGER Anger has no eyes Anger punishes itself A soft answer, turns away wrath When wrath speaks, wisdom veils her face BEGINNINGS All rivers start with a spring Great oaks from little acorns grow CAUTION Look twice before you cut once The best cloth may have a moth No garden is without weeds Every light has its shade Don’t sell the skin till you have caught the bear Don’t sell fish that are still in the water The bait hides the hook Honey catches more flies than vinegar Haste means waste Prevention is better than cure Buy cheap, buy twice Soon ripe, soon rotten CHANGE Change is inevitable, growth optional CHILDREN It is easier to build a strong child, than repair a broken man What children hear at home, soon flies abroad He that has no children, brings them up well ETHICS Values are caught, not taught EXCUSES A bad excuse is worse than none FAITH Faith can move mountains Faith opens locked door Be faithful, not fearful Be alert, not alarmed FAMILY The family that prays together, stays together FEAR Fear is a great inventor FREEDOM Liberty is not licence FRIENDSHIP Real friendship does not freeze in winter Better an open enemy, than a false friend The best mirror is an old friend He who gossips to you, will gossip about you Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off A crowd is not company If you run with wolves, you will soon learn to howl GOD Man aspires, God inspires Inspirational is more than motivational Only God can make us more than we are God is the God of second chances We do not know what the future holds, but we know who holds the future Not every good idea is a God idea God looks at quality, not quantity HAPPINESS Joy is more constant than happiness You cannot measure pleasure LAW A penny of love is worth a pound of law Nobody should judge his own cause Justice must not only be done, but seen to be done Hard cases make bad law A litigant must come to court with clean hands Two wrongs don’t make a right Equity hates delay Buyer beware Try before you buy Much law, little justice Win your lawsuit and lose your money Agree, for the law is costly LEADERSHIP Strive to be not just the best in the world, but the best for the world Leadership is action, not position Be called, not driven He that cannot obey, cannot command When in doubt, do nowt! You cannot keep two bulls in one pen In a calm sea every man is captain Fame is a magnifying glass At a round table, there is no dispute of place He that respects not, is not respected Play the game, not the occasion LYING Half the truth is still a lie A liar should have a good memory Man punishes the action, God the intention LOVE Love rules its kingdom without a sword Love conquers all MARRIAGE First thrive, then wive Marriage is a plant which must be often watered MONEY Better buy than borrow Gold goes in at any gate, except heaven’s A man in debt, is caught in a net Money is a good servant, but a bad master Money is potent, faith omnipotent The rich man does not know who is his true friend MOTHERS A mother’s love never ages The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world NATURE Nature is above nurture OPPORTUNITY In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity Better to light a candle than curse the darkness PATIENCE Patience is a virtue Little strokes fell great oaks Delay does not mean deny An oak is not felled in one stroke PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT It’s never too late to be the person you were meant to be Bloom where you are planted Not all clouds bring rain Don’t get bitter, get better A stumble may prevent a fall Try to relax and enjoy the crisis Better untaught than ill taught Knowledge has bitter roots, but sweet fruits Live to learn and you will learn to live Train your brain The unexpected always happens The camel never sees its own hump Kind hearts are more than coronets POLITICS Distinguish between politics and policy What is morally wrong, is politically wrong All politics is local No root, no fruit The end does not justify the means A hungry man is an angry man When meat is in, anger is out Pull together, or be pulled apart Nobility without ability is fragility RACE RELATIONS There is only one race- the human race People should be judged by their actions, not their accents Build bridges, not walls You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist The rain falls on every roof We are all the same colour when we bleed Truth never grows old TEMPTATION If you give the Devil a toe hold, he’ll turn it into a strangle hold Hate the sin, not the sinner If you steal honey, beware the sting Send to prison as punishment, not for punishment TRUTH Truth never grows old WAR Wisdom is better than strength Blessed be the Peacemakers A just war is better than an unjust peace Peace makes plenty The secret wall of a town is peace The ballot is stronger than the bullet There is no little enemy Nothing that is violent is permanent WORDS Words cut more than swords The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts A good word is never out of season The pen is mightier than the sword Find the phrase that pays A proverb is the wit of one and the wisdom of many More have repented speech than silence Be a voice, not an echo WINNING You cannot win the race unless you are in it WORK Drive your business, do not let it drive you Keep your shop and your shop will keep you God gives the milk, but not the bucket No sweet without sweat He who begins many things, finishes but few Early sow, early mow There are no office hours for leaders
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