Without the vision of a goal, a man cannot manage his own life, much less the lives of others

Without the vision of a goal, a man cannot manage his own life, much less the lives of others.

水能载船也能翻船

水能载舟，亦能覆舟
- The water supporting a ship can also upset it.
or
- The river can carry a boat,yet,it can turn the boat over as well.


怨不在大，可畏惟人。载舟覆舟，所宜深慎。
意思是说：怨恨不在于大小，可怕的只在人心背离。
水能载船也能翻船，所以应该高度谨慎。

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ISO17025 Versus ISO9001

In brief:
What is the difference between ISO 17025 and ISO 9001?
- ISO 17025 is about accreditation, and ISO 9001 is about certification.
- ISO 17025 is for laboratory accreditation, and ISO 9001 is for quality management.
- ISO 17025 governs the quality of the product, and ISO 9001 does not govern the quality of the product.
- ISO 17025 contains a main clause (clause number 4-Quality management system) derived from ISO 9001:2000.
- ISO 17025 have five main clauses, and ISO 9001 have eight principles
- ISO 17025 contains technical requirement, and ISO 9001 does not contain the technical requirement
- ISO 17025 contains the factors that determine the correctness and reliability of tests and calibrations, but ISO 9001 does not include those factors related to correctness and reliability.

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The Scorpion and The Toad

The Scorpion and The Toad

The scorpion, in the course of a long journey, encounters a river. The scorpion cannot swim and so he is momentarily stymied until he spies the toad, on the opposite river bank. "Toad!" the scorpion calls out, "will you please let me ride on your back to the other side of the river because, you see, I cannot swim." "No way," replied the toad, "if I let you ride on my back you will sting me!" To which the scorpion replied, "But if I am riding on your back and I sting you then we will both die because I cannot swim." After thinking on it for a moment or two the toad agrees, swims over to the opposite bank of the river where the scorpion jumps onto his back and he turns to swim to the other side. When the toad, with the scorpion riding on his back, gets to the middle of the river, the scorpion stings him. "Scorpion!" Exclaimed the toad, "Why did you sting me? Now we both die."

"Because it is in my nature." Was the scorpion's response.

This is a folk tale, a parable. Basically, it stands for the proposition that we have to expect people to act in a way that is true to their nature. A person is not going to act in a way that is contrary to their basic nature, even if they fully intend to act differently in any particular circumstance. It's something to remember.

Shopping

A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband.
Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates:

You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the value of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building!

So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads:

Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs.

She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign reads:
Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids.

"That's nice", she thinks, "but I want more."

So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads:

Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking.

"Wow," she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going.

She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework.

"Oh, mercy me!" she exclaims, "I can hardly stand it!"

Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads:

Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak.

She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor, where the sign reads:

Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that Human are impossible to please.
Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store.