Friday, July 10, 2009

THE TWELVE PILLARS-THE CONCEPT OF VALUES, NORMS & ETHICS

1. The value of time
"An inch of time cannot be bought by an inch of gold" (Chinese Proverb)
2. The success of perseverance
"Victory belongs to the most persevering" (Napoleon Bonaparte)
3. The pleasure of working
"Work done spontaneously and joyfully is oppressive" (Mahatma Ghandi)
4. The dignity of simplicity
"Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily " (Johann C. Schiller)
5. The worth of character
6. The power of kindness
7. The influence of examples
8. The obligation of duty
"Thinking well is wise, planning well is wiser, doing well is the wisest and best of all" (Chinese Proverb)
9. The wisdom of economy
"He who will not economise, will have to agonise" (Chinese Proverb)
10. The virtue of patience
11. The improvement of talent
"Not hammer strokes, but dance of the water sings the pebbles inti perfection" (Rabindranath Tagore)
12. The joy of originating
Source: INTAN MALAYSIA 1992

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