Everyone loves a good saying.  Aphorisms – those terse statements instilled with a modicum of truth – are a popular part of our language.  The term originated with Greek physician Hippocrates who once aphorized, “To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy.”  Ironically, he is also regarded as the Father of Medicine.  The more aphorisms are used, the more credibility they accrue. 

It is widely known that actions speak louder than words, he who hesitates is lost, and if you lie down with dogs, you wake up with fleas.  It is reassuring that a barking dog never bites, and that absence makes the heart grow fonder. 

Our careers are guided by the belief that all that glitter’s is not gold, that genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration, and that all things come to those who wait.  In business as in life, if you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten. 

There is one pithy bit of wisdom that has always perplexed me –  (continue reading)