Some ancient Greek dude wrote this in about 400 BC …  amazing how profound, relevant, and true it remains today.

Other Isocrates quotes.

Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.

Lighter Links:

• The
  Importance of Understanding "Why". (AONetwork)
• How
  Big Data Became So Big. (NYTimes)
• Finally,
  a Commercial Mocking Apple that Works! (Dvorak)
• Why
  India Wins So Few Olympic Medals. Neither the Will nor the Cash.
  (TheAtlantic)
• The
  World's First Vegetarian McDonald's. To capture more of India's $12 billion
  fast-food market, the burger chain will jettison meat entirely in favor of the
  McAloo Tikki burger and the McSpicy Paneer. (The Week)

Trading Links:

• Face
  It — 2013 Is Going To Be a Bummer. (Businessweek)
• Wall
  Street Rolling Back Another Key Piece of Financial Reform | Matt Taibbi.
  (RollingStone)
• Apple's
  iPhone is Now Worth More Than All of Microsoft. (Forbes)
• When
  is Rapid Trading Too Fast? More Warnings About HFT. (Slashdot)
• U.S.
  Selling $18 Billion of AIG Stock. Slashing 50% + of the stake it took
  during the financial crisis. (Wall Street Journal)