02/27/08
We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish,
but we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers. ….Martin Luther King, Jr.
There's no other love like the love for a brother.
There's no other love like the love from a brother. ………Astrid Alauda
I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see.
I sought my God, but my God eluded me.
I sought my brother and I found all three. ……..Author Unknown
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia,
the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners
will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood. ……..Martin Luther King, Jr.
I believe in the brotherhood of all men,
but I don't believe in wasting brotherhood on anyone
who doesn't want to practice it with me.
Brotherhood is a two-way street. ……. Malcom X
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
SELF-IMAGE
You were born an original. Don't die a copy. …….John Mason
He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away. ……Raymond Hull
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. ……e. e. cummings
Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be. . …..Fanny Brice
Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are. …..Julius Charles Hare
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. ……… Ralph Waldo Emerson
The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself. ……Lao Tzu
“Be yourself” is about the worst advice you can give some people. …….Tom Masson
Do not wish to be anything but what you are,
and try to be that perfectly. ….St. Francis De Sales
Self-image sets the boundaries of individual accomplishment. ……Maxwell Maltz
The first and best victory is to conquer “Self” …..Plato
To the world you might be one person,
But to one person you might be the world. ……..Casey
The hardest battle you're ever going to fight,
Is the battle to be just You. …… Leo Buscaglia
There are three things that are extremely hard;
Steel, a Diamond and to know One’s Self ….Benjamin Franklin
If you do not conquer Self, You will be conquered by Self. ….Napoleon Hill
Always be a first-rate version of yourself;
Instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. …..Judy Garland
The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely. …..Carl Jung
It is as hard to see one's self
as to look backwards without turning around. ……Thoreau
To the world you might be one person,
But to one person you might be the world. ……..Casey
The hardest battle you're ever going to fight,
Is the battle to be just you. …… Leo Buscaglia
Self-image sets the boundaries of individual accomplishment. …Maxwell Maltz
Self-image is the key to Human Personality and Human Behavior. ….Carl Sandburg
A strong positive Self image is the best preparation for success. ….Joyce Brothers
I think it’s one of the scars in our culture, that we have too high a Self image. …Angela Carter
It is terrible to destroy a person’s Self image;
In the interest of truth or some other abstraction. ……Doris Lessing
Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the Self image of their personnel. ….Sam Walton
This above all; to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not be false to any man. …… William Shakespeare
It is wisdom to know others;It is enlightenment to know one's self. …..Lao Tzu
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. Aristotle
Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement. …..Baltasar Gracian
Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. ..….Khalil Gibran
The most difficult thing in life is to know Yourself. …….Thales of Mileus
Self-Knowledge alone is the direct cause of Liberation. …….. Sankaracharya
Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men. ……Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Man, know thyself; then thou shalt know the Universe and God. …… Pythagoras
He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away. ……Raymond Hull
It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. ……e. e. cummings
Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be. . …..Fanny Brice
Be what you are. This is the first step toward becoming better than you are. …..Julius Charles Hare
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you. ……… Ralph Waldo Emerson
The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself. ……Lao Tzu
“Be yourself” is about the worst advice you can give some people. …….Tom Masson
Do not wish to be anything but what you are,
and try to be that perfectly. ….St. Francis De Sales
Self-image sets the boundaries of individual accomplishment. ……Maxwell Maltz
The first and best victory is to conquer “Self” …..Plato
To the world you might be one person,
But to one person you might be the world. ……..Casey
The hardest battle you're ever going to fight,
Is the battle to be just You. …… Leo Buscaglia
There are three things that are extremely hard;
Steel, a Diamond and to know One’s Self ….Benjamin Franklin
If you do not conquer Self, You will be conquered by Self. ….Napoleon Hill
Always be a first-rate version of yourself;
Instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. …..Judy Garland
The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely. …..Carl Jung
It is as hard to see one's self
as to look backwards without turning around. ……Thoreau
To the world you might be one person,
But to one person you might be the world. ……..Casey
The hardest battle you're ever going to fight,
Is the battle to be just you. …… Leo Buscaglia
Self-image sets the boundaries of individual accomplishment. …Maxwell Maltz
Self-image is the key to Human Personality and Human Behavior. ….Carl Sandburg
A strong positive Self image is the best preparation for success. ….Joyce Brothers
I think it’s one of the scars in our culture, that we have too high a Self image. …Angela Carter
It is terrible to destroy a person’s Self image;
In the interest of truth or some other abstraction. ……Doris Lessing
Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the Self image of their personnel. ….Sam Walton
This above all; to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not be false to any man. …… William Shakespeare
It is wisdom to know others;It is enlightenment to know one's self. …..Lao Tzu
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. Aristotle
Self-knowledge is the beginning of self-improvement. …..Baltasar Gracian
Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. ..….Khalil Gibran
The most difficult thing in life is to know Yourself. …….Thales of Mileus
Self-Knowledge alone is the direct cause of Liberation. …….. Sankaracharya
Self-knowledge comes from knowing other men. ……Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Man, know thyself; then thou shalt know the Universe and God. …… Pythagoras
Monday, February 25, 2008
EGO
The great corrupter of man is the Ego.
Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem. ……Dean Acheson
Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight. ……. John Bradshaw
The ultimate aim of the Ego is not to see something, but to be something. …... Muhammed Iqbal
One may understand the cosmos, but never the Ego;
The self is more distant than any star. ……..G.K. Chesterton
Life is a compromise of what your Ego wants to do,
What experience tells you to do, and what your nerves let you do …….Bruce Crampton
Looking at the mirror distracts one's attention from the problem. ……Dean Acheson
Ego is to the true self what a flashlight is to a spotlight. ……. John Bradshaw
The ultimate aim of the Ego is not to see something, but to be something. …... Muhammed Iqbal
One may understand the cosmos, but never the Ego;
The self is more distant than any star. ……..G.K. Chesterton
Life is a compromise of what your Ego wants to do,
What experience tells you to do, and what your nerves let you do …….Bruce Crampton
Sunday, February 24, 2008
ANGELS
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. ………Alexander Pope
We are each of us angels with only one wing,
and we can only fly by embracing one another. ……..Luciano de Crescenzo
You'll meet more angels on a winding path than on a straight one. ……..Daisey Verlaef
Angels are never too distant to hear you. ……..Author Unknown
It is by suffering that human beings become angels. …….Victor Hugo
Whenever you hear a bell ringing, an angel gets his wings. ……Clarence, “It’s a wonderful life”
We are each of us angels with only one wing,
and we can only fly by embracing one another. ……..Luciano de Crescenzo
You'll meet more angels on a winding path than on a straight one. ……..Daisey Verlaef
Angels are never too distant to hear you. ……..Author Unknown
It is by suffering that human beings become angels. …….Victor Hugo
Whenever you hear a bell ringing, an angel gets his wings. ……Clarence, “It’s a wonderful life”
Saturday, February 23, 2008
ANGER
Turn from your fierce Anger;
Relent and do not bring disaster on your people. ……Exodus 32:12
He who Angers you, conquers you. …….Elizabeth Kenny
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools. …….Albert Einstein
Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. …….Robert G. Ingersoll
Holding on to Anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else;
you are the one who gets burned. ………Buddha
Consider how much more you often suffer from your Anger and grief,
than from those very things for which you are Angry and grieved. ………Marcus Antonius
Anger is one letter short of danger. ………Author Unknown
For every minute you remain Angry,
you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind. ……..Ralph Waldo Emerson
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger
than the causes of it. ………. Marcus Aurelius
When Anger rises, think of the consequences. ………Confucius
The intoxication of Anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves. ………..John Dryden
Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind. ……… Robert Ingersol
Relent and do not bring disaster on your people. ……Exodus 32:12
He who Angers you, conquers you. …….Elizabeth Kenny
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools. …….Albert Einstein
Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. …….Robert G. Ingersoll
Holding on to Anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else;
you are the one who gets burned. ………Buddha
Consider how much more you often suffer from your Anger and grief,
than from those very things for which you are Angry and grieved. ………Marcus Antonius
Anger is one letter short of danger. ………Author Unknown
For every minute you remain Angry,
you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind. ……..Ralph Waldo Emerson
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger
than the causes of it. ………. Marcus Aurelius
When Anger rises, think of the consequences. ………Confucius
The intoxication of Anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves. ………..John Dryden
Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind. ……… Robert Ingersol
Thursday, February 21, 2008
WORRY
Who of you, by Worrying, can add a single hour to his own life? ..…..Luke 12:25
Today is the tomorrow we Worried about yesterday. ……..Author Unknown
Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy. …….Leo Buscaglia
Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do,
but it gets you nowhere. ……Glenn Turner
Worry is a complete cycle of inefficient thought,
revolving about a pivot of fear. ……Author Unknown
It's not the work which kills people, it's the Worry.
It's not the revolution that destroys machinery it's the friction. ………Henry Ward Beecher
Today is the tomorrow we Worried about yesterday. ……..Author Unknown
Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble. …. George Washington
I’ve developed a new philosophy;
I only Worry one day at a time. ……Charles Schulz(Charlie Brown)
Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. …….Swedish Proverb
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow;
It empties today of it’s strength. …….Corrie Ten Boom
There is a great difference between worry and concern.
A Worried person sees a problem,
And a Concerned person solves a problem. ……..Harold Stephens
Today is the tomorrow we Worried about yesterday. ……..Author Unknown
Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy. …….Leo Buscaglia
Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do,
but it gets you nowhere. ……Glenn Turner
Worry is a complete cycle of inefficient thought,
revolving about a pivot of fear. ……Author Unknown
It's not the work which kills people, it's the Worry.
It's not the revolution that destroys machinery it's the friction. ………Henry Ward Beecher
Today is the tomorrow we Worried about yesterday. ……..Author Unknown
Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble. …. George Washington
I’ve developed a new philosophy;
I only Worry one day at a time. ……Charles Schulz(Charlie Brown)
Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. …….Swedish Proverb
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow;
It empties today of it’s strength. …….Corrie Ten Boom
There is a great difference between worry and concern.
A Worried person sees a problem,
And a Concerned person solves a problem. ……..Harold Stephens
BUTTERFLY
Love is like a butterfly;
It goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes. …Author unknown
We are like butterflies;
Who flutter for a day and think it is forever. ……..Carl Sagan
I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a Butterfly;
or whether I am now a Butterfly dreaming I am a Man. ……..Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi)
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. ………Muhammad Ali
The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. ……..Rabindranath Tagore
May the wings of the Butterfly kiss the sun And find your shoulder to light on,To bring you luck, happiness and riches Today, tomorrow and beyond. ….. Irish Blessing
I only ask to be free; The Butterflies are free. ……Charles Dickens
We delight in the beauty of the Butterfly;
But rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. …..Maya Angelou
Just like the Butterfly, you too will awaken in your own time. ……..Deborah Chaskin
There is nothing in a Caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a Butterfly.
……..Buckminster Fuller
If nothing ever changed, there’d be no Butterflies. …….Author Unknown
The fluttering of a Butterfly's wings can effect climate changes,
on the other side of the planet. …………Paul Erlich
It goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes. …Author unknown
We are like butterflies;
Who flutter for a day and think it is forever. ……..Carl Sagan
I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a Butterfly;
or whether I am now a Butterfly dreaming I am a Man. ……..Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi)
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. ………Muhammad Ali
The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. ……..Rabindranath Tagore
May the wings of the Butterfly kiss the sun And find your shoulder to light on,To bring you luck, happiness and riches Today, tomorrow and beyond. ….. Irish Blessing
I only ask to be free; The Butterflies are free. ……Charles Dickens
We delight in the beauty of the Butterfly;
But rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. …..Maya Angelou
Just like the Butterfly, you too will awaken in your own time. ……..Deborah Chaskin
There is nothing in a Caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a Butterfly.
……..Buckminster Fuller
If nothing ever changed, there’d be no Butterflies. …….Author Unknown
The fluttering of a Butterfly's wings can effect climate changes,
on the other side of the planet. …………Paul Erlich
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
BOLDNESS
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. ......Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Boldness is a mask for fear, however great. …….John Dryden
Boldness be my friend. ……..William Shakespeare
Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences
whence it is bad in council though good in execution. ……..Francis Bacon
Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition,
in having to put forth the best within you. …..Henry J. Kaiser
Fortune favors the bold, but abandons the timid. ……Virgil
Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful ……..William Shakespeare
No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess. …….Sir Isaac Newton.
Men of principles are always bold, but all bold men are not always men of principle. ……..Confucius
Be bold . . . and mighty forces will come to your aid. …….Basil King
He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead,
For she is wont to favor the bold. ……Baltasar Gracian
Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences; whence it is bad in council though good in execution. ……Francis Bacon
Boldness is a command to deliver mental resources. ….Norman Vincent Peale
No great discovery was ever made without a Bold guess …….Sir Isaac Newton
The Brave and Bold persist, even against fortune;
the Timid and Cowardly rush to despair, though fear alone …….Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Fortune favors the Bold, but abandons the Timid. ……Latin Proverb
Virtue is Bold, and goodness never fearful. ……… William Shakespeare
Be Bold in what you stand for and Careful what you fall for. …….Ruth Boorstin
Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. ......Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Boldness is a mask for fear, however great. …….John Dryden
Boldness be my friend. ……..William Shakespeare
Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences
whence it is bad in council though good in execution. ……..Francis Bacon
Live daringly, boldly, fearlessly. Taste the relish to be found in competition,
in having to put forth the best within you. …..Henry J. Kaiser
Fortune favors the bold, but abandons the timid. ……Virgil
Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful ……..William Shakespeare
No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess. …….Sir Isaac Newton.
Men of principles are always bold, but all bold men are not always men of principle. ……..Confucius
Be bold . . . and mighty forces will come to your aid. …….Basil King
He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead,
For she is wont to favor the bold. ……Baltasar Gracian
Boldness is ever blind, for it sees not dangers and inconveniences; whence it is bad in council though good in execution. ……Francis Bacon
Boldness is a command to deliver mental resources. ….Norman Vincent Peale
No great discovery was ever made without a Bold guess …….Sir Isaac Newton
The Brave and Bold persist, even against fortune;
the Timid and Cowardly rush to despair, though fear alone …….Publius Cornelius Tacitus
Fortune favors the Bold, but abandons the Timid. ……Latin Proverb
Virtue is Bold, and goodness never fearful. ……… William Shakespeare
Be Bold in what you stand for and Careful what you fall for. …….Ruth Boorstin
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
BELIEF
Men never do evil so thoroughly and cheerfully
as when they do it for conscience sake. …….Blaise Pascal,
Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than
when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right. ……….Laurens van der Post
Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around. ……… Henry David Thoreau
Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies. …….Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
What distinguishes the majority of men from the few,
is their ability to act according to their beliefs. ……….Henry Miller
Old Beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false. ………..E. O. Wilson
So we fix our eyes not on what we see, but what is unseen.
For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. ….2 Corinthians 4:18
Believe that life is worth living;
and your belief will help create the fact. …..William James
What matters is not the ideas a man holds,
But the depth of Belief at which he holds it. …..Ezra Pound
Everyman prefers Belief to the exercise of judgment. ……Seneca
He does not believe, who does not live according to his Belief. …..Thomas Fuller
Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around. ……… Henry David Thoreau
What distinguishes the majority of men from the few,
is their ability to act according to their beliefs. ……….Henry Miller
Martyrdom has always been a proof of the intensity,
and never the correctness, of a Belief. ……Albert Schnitzer, MD
Old Beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false. ………..E. O. Wilson
Man’s most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to Believe. ……Euripides
Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something;
in the absence of good grounds for belief,
he will be satisfied with bad ones. ……Bertrand Russell
Scientific criticism has no nobler task than to shatter false Beliefs. …..Ludwig Von Mises
The Belief of a supernatural source of evil is not necessary;
Men alone, are quite capable of every wickedness. …..Joseph Conrad
I always divide people into two groups:
Those who live by what they know to be a lie, and
Those who live by what they Believe, falsely, to be the truth. ……Christopher Hampton
Christ’s grave was the birthplace of an indestructible Belief;
That death is vanquished and there is eternal life. ……John Seiden
One person with a Belief is equal to a force
Of ninety-nine who have only interests. ……John Stuart Mills
Believe in something, Believe in yourself. ……Tupak Shakur
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as when they do it for conscience sake. …….Blaise Pascal,
Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than
when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right. ……….Laurens van der Post
Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around. ……… Henry David Thoreau
Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies. …….Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
What distinguishes the majority of men from the few,
is their ability to act according to their beliefs. ……….Henry Miller
Old Beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false. ………..E. O. Wilson
So we fix our eyes not on what we see, but what is unseen.
For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. ….2 Corinthians 4:18
Believe that life is worth living;
and your belief will help create the fact. …..William James
What matters is not the ideas a man holds,
But the depth of Belief at which he holds it. …..Ezra Pound
Everyman prefers Belief to the exercise of judgment. ……Seneca
He does not believe, who does not live according to his Belief. …..Thomas Fuller
Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around. ……… Henry David Thoreau
What distinguishes the majority of men from the few,
is their ability to act according to their beliefs. ……….Henry Miller
Martyrdom has always been a proof of the intensity,
and never the correctness, of a Belief. ……Albert Schnitzer, MD
Old Beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false. ………..E. O. Wilson
Man’s most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to Believe. ……Euripides
Man is a credulous animal, and must believe something;
in the absence of good grounds for belief,
he will be satisfied with bad ones. ……Bertrand Russell
Scientific criticism has no nobler task than to shatter false Beliefs. …..Ludwig Von Mises
The Belief of a supernatural source of evil is not necessary;
Men alone, are quite capable of every wickedness. …..Joseph Conrad
I always divide people into two groups:
Those who live by what they know to be a lie, and
Those who live by what they Believe, falsely, to be the truth. ……Christopher Hampton
Christ’s grave was the birthplace of an indestructible Belief;
That death is vanquished and there is eternal life. ……John Seiden
One person with a Belief is equal to a force
Of ninety-nine who have only interests. ……John Stuart Mills
Believe in something, Believe in yourself. ……Tupak Shakur
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Monday, February 18, 2008
BEAUTY
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. …….Kahlil Gibran
That which is striking and beautiful is not always good,
but that which is good is always beautiful. …….Ninon de L'Enclos
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. …….Confucius
Beauty... is the shadow of God on the universe. …….Gabriela Mistral, DesolacĂon
You don't love a woman because she is beautiful,
she is beautiful because you love her. …….Author Unknown
Everything has Beauty, but not everyone sees it. ……..Confucius
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. …….Margaret Wolfe Hungerford
That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good, is always Beautiful. ……..Ninon de L'Enclos
Beauty always promises, but never gives anything. …….Simone Weil
Beauty is the promise of Happiness. ……..Stendhal
It's Beauty that captures your attention;
But it’s Personality which captures your heart. ……Author Unknown
A thing of beauty is a joy forever:Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness. …….John Keats
Beauty seen is never lost, God's colors all, are fast. ……John Greenleaf Whittier
Beauty is the radiance of truth, and the fragrance of goodness. ……Vincent McNabb
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That which is striking and beautiful is not always good,
but that which is good is always beautiful. …….Ninon de L'Enclos
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. …….Confucius
Beauty... is the shadow of God on the universe. …….Gabriela Mistral, DesolacĂon
You don't love a woman because she is beautiful,
she is beautiful because you love her. …….Author Unknown
Everything has Beauty, but not everyone sees it. ……..Confucius
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. …….Margaret Wolfe Hungerford
That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good, is always Beautiful. ……..Ninon de L'Enclos
Beauty always promises, but never gives anything. …….Simone Weil
Beauty is the promise of Happiness. ……..Stendhal
It's Beauty that captures your attention;
But it’s Personality which captures your heart. ……Author Unknown
A thing of beauty is a joy forever:Its loveliness increases; it will never Pass into nothingness. …….John Keats
Beauty seen is never lost, God's colors all, are fast. ……John Greenleaf Whittier
Beauty is the radiance of truth, and the fragrance of goodness. ……Vincent McNabb
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Sunday, February 17, 2008
REMEMBER
Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is the way I will remember you, If you have to remember me with tears, then don’t remember me at all.
…..Mrs. Sanderson, “Little House on the Prairie”.
Remember, tomorrow is promised to no one. …..Walter Payton
Unless we Remember we cannot understand. ……. E. M. Forster
Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have;
it depends solely on what you think. …… Dale Carnegie
Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even. …… Horace
Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you're two steps ahead! ……Fannie Flagg
…..Mrs. Sanderson, “Little House on the Prairie”.
Remember, tomorrow is promised to no one. …..Walter Payton
Unless we Remember we cannot understand. ……. E. M. Forster
Remember happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have;
it depends solely on what you think. …… Dale Carnegie
Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even. …… Horace
Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you're two steps ahead! ……Fannie Flagg
Saturday, February 16, 2008
APOLOGY
An apology is a good way to have the last word. …….Author Unknown
An apology is a lovely perfume;
it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift. ……..Margaret Lee Runbeck
Apology is only egotism wrong side out. ………Oliver Wendell Holmes
Never ruin an apology with an excuse ………Kimberly Johnson
An apology is the superglue of life.
It can repair just about anything. ………Lynn Johnston
Right actions in the future are
the best apologies for bad actions in the past. ……..Tryon Edwards
An apology is a lovely perfume;
it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift. ……..Margaret Lee Runbeck
Apology is only egotism wrong side out. ………Oliver Wendell Holmes
Never ruin an apology with an excuse ………Kimberly Johnson
An apology is the superglue of life.
It can repair just about anything. ………Lynn Johnston
Right actions in the future are
the best apologies for bad actions in the past. ……..Tryon Edwards
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
DEFEAT
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated,
Can reach down to the bottom of his soul
And come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win the match. …….Mohammad Ali.
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. ……. Napoleon Bonaparte
The taste of defeat has a richness of experience all its own. ……..Bill Bradley
To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself. ……… Francis Marion Crawford
The first goal of man should be to defeat himself. ........Thomas Paine
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Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it. ........Josephus Daniels
Defeat should never be a source of discouragement,
But rather a fresh stimulus to succeed. .......Bishop Robert South.
If you learn from Defeat, you haven't really lost. ……Zig Ziglar
Victory is sweetest when you have known Defeat. ......Malcolm S. Forbes
I learned much more from defeat;
Than I ever learnt from victory. …….Ben Stein
Victory has a thousand fathers,
But Defeat is an orphan. ….John F Kennedy.
Defeat is not the worst of failures;
Not to have tried is true failure. .........George E. Woodberry Not Defeat is worse than death because you live with defeat. ….. Bill Musselman
There is no defeat except for those who give up. …..Joseph B. Wirthlin
There are some defeats that are more triumphant than victories. Michael de Montaigne
Defeat should never be a source of courage, but a fresh Stimulant. ….Robert South
Man is not made for Defeat. He may be destroyed, but never Defeated. ….Ernest Hemingway
What is Defeat?
-Nothing, but Education; -the first step to something better. .......Wendell Phillips
It is better to be defeated on principle, than to win on lies. …….Arthur Calwell
Can reach down to the bottom of his soul
And come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win the match. …….Mohammad Ali.
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. ……. Napoleon Bonaparte
The taste of defeat has a richness of experience all its own. ……..Bill Bradley
To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself. ……… Francis Marion Crawford
The first goal of man should be to defeat himself. ........Thomas Paine
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Defeat never comes to any man until he admits it. ........Josephus Daniels
Defeat should never be a source of discouragement,
But rather a fresh stimulus to succeed. .......Bishop Robert South.
If you learn from Defeat, you haven't really lost. ……Zig Ziglar
Victory is sweetest when you have known Defeat. ......Malcolm S. Forbes
I learned much more from defeat;
Than I ever learnt from victory. …….Ben Stein
Victory has a thousand fathers,
But Defeat is an orphan. ….John F Kennedy.
Defeat is not the worst of failures;
Not to have tried is true failure. .........George E. Woodberry Not Defeat is worse than death because you live with defeat. ….. Bill Musselman
There is no defeat except for those who give up. …..Joseph B. Wirthlin
There are some defeats that are more triumphant than victories. Michael de Montaigne
Defeat should never be a source of courage, but a fresh Stimulant. ….Robert South
Man is not made for Defeat. He may be destroyed, but never Defeated. ….Ernest Hemingway
What is Defeat?
-Nothing, but Education; -the first step to something better. .......Wendell Phillips
It is better to be defeated on principle, than to win on lies. …….Arthur Calwell
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
EXPERIENCE
Experience is the teacher of all things. ……..Julius Caesar
Experience teaches only the teachable. ……..Aldous Huxley
Good judgment comes from experience;
and often Experience comes from bad judgement . .....Rita Mae Brown
Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. ……….Auguste Rodin
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. ………Oscar Wilde
We learn from experience that men never learn from experience. …….George Bernard Shaw
Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. ………..Charles Buxton
All life is an Experience. ……Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing is a waste of time if you use the Experience wisely. ……. Auguste Rodin
Experience makes more timid men than it does wise ones. …….Josh Billings
There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience;
And that is not learning from experience. …….. Laurence J. Peter
Experience teaches slowly; and at the cost of mistakes. ……..James A. Froude
Experience is the teacher of fools. ……Titus Livy
He who does not heed Experience, should not be trusted. …….John Boyle O’Reilly
Men are wise in proportion not to their Experience,
but to their capacity for experience. …….James Boswell
Experience teaches only the teachable. ……..Aldous Huxley
Good judgment comes from experience;
and often Experience comes from bad judgement . .....Rita Mae Brown
Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. ……….Auguste Rodin
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. ………Oscar Wilde
We learn from experience that men never learn from experience. …….George Bernard Shaw
Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. ………..Charles Buxton
All life is an Experience. ……Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing is a waste of time if you use the Experience wisely. ……. Auguste Rodin
Experience makes more timid men than it does wise ones. …….Josh Billings
There is only one thing more painful than learning from experience;
And that is not learning from experience. …….. Laurence J. Peter
Experience teaches slowly; and at the cost of mistakes. ……..James A. Froude
Experience is the teacher of fools. ……Titus Livy
He who does not heed Experience, should not be trusted. …….John Boyle O’Reilly
Men are wise in proportion not to their Experience,
but to their capacity for experience. …….James Boswell
Monday, February 11, 2008
IMAGINATION
The man who has no Imagination has no wings. ……. Muhammad Ali
Imagination is the highest kite that one can fly. ……… Lauren Bacall
The human race is governed by its Imagination. ………. Napoleon Bonaparte
Our Imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future. …Charles Kettering
Imagination... its limits are only those of the mind itself. ……..Rod Serling
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. ………..Albert Einstein
Anyone who thinks the sky is the limit, has limited Imagination. ………Author Unknown
Everything you can Imagine is real. …….Pablo Picasso
Live out of your Imagination,
instead of out of your memory ………Les Brown
Anybody can do anything that he Imagines. ………Henry Ford
Imagination is the highest kite that one can fly. ……… Lauren Bacall
The human race is governed by its Imagination. ………. Napoleon Bonaparte
Our Imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future. …Charles Kettering
Imagination... its limits are only those of the mind itself. ……..Rod Serling
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. ………..Albert Einstein
Anyone who thinks the sky is the limit, has limited Imagination. ………Author Unknown
Everything you can Imagine is real. …….Pablo Picasso
Live out of your Imagination,
instead of out of your memory ………Les Brown
Anybody can do anything that he Imagines. ………Henry Ford
Sunday, February 10, 2008
WISDOM
God, give me the serenity to accept the things that cannot be changed,
The courage to change the things which should be changed and
the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. ………Reinhold Niebuhr.
Patience is the companion of Wisdom. ……….Saint Augustine
The only true Wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. ……Socrates
Common sense in an uncommon degree,
is what the world calls Wisdom. ....Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep ,
too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. ...... Khalil Gibran.
Wisdom comes alone through suffering. …..….Aeschylus
Knowledge speaks, but Wisdom listens. ……..Jimi Hendrix
Turn your wounds into Wisdom. ……… Oprah Winfrey
A single conversation with a Wise man is better than ten years of study. …….Chinese Proverb
Knowledge comes, but Wisdom lingers. ………..Alfred Lord Tennyson
Kindness is Wisdom. …….. Philip James Bailey
Wisdom is keeping a sense of fallibility of all our views and opinions. ……. Gerald Brenan
Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability. ………Titus Maccius Plautus
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted Wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a Man of Understanding. Proverbs 17:28
It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the Wisest might err. ….Mohandas Ghandi
The function of Wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil. …..Cicero
It is a characteristic of Wisdom not to do desperate things. ….Henry David Thoreau
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. ……Immanuel Kant
He who breaks a thing to find out what it is, has left the path of Wisdom. …….J. R. R. Tolkien.
Wisdom is the supreme part of Happiness. …….Sophocles
The Wisdom of life consists in the elimination of Non-essentials. ….Lin Yu Tang
Wisdom is oft times nearer when we stoop, than when we soar. ….William Woodsworth
The courage to change the things which should be changed and
the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. ………Reinhold Niebuhr.
Patience is the companion of Wisdom. ……….Saint Augustine
The only true Wisdom is in knowing you know nothing. ……Socrates
Common sense in an uncommon degree,
is what the world calls Wisdom. ....Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep ,
too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. ...... Khalil Gibran.
Wisdom comes alone through suffering. …..….Aeschylus
Knowledge speaks, but Wisdom listens. ……..Jimi Hendrix
Turn your wounds into Wisdom. ……… Oprah Winfrey
A single conversation with a Wise man is better than ten years of study. …….Chinese Proverb
Knowledge comes, but Wisdom lingers. ………..Alfred Lord Tennyson
Kindness is Wisdom. …….. Philip James Bailey
Wisdom is keeping a sense of fallibility of all our views and opinions. ……. Gerald Brenan
Wisdom is not attained by years, but by ability. ………Titus Maccius Plautus
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted Wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a Man of Understanding. Proverbs 17:28
It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the Wisest might err. ….Mohandas Ghandi
The function of Wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil. …..Cicero
It is a characteristic of Wisdom not to do desperate things. ….Henry David Thoreau
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. ……Immanuel Kant
He who breaks a thing to find out what it is, has left the path of Wisdom. …….J. R. R. Tolkien.
Wisdom is the supreme part of Happiness. …….Sophocles
The Wisdom of life consists in the elimination of Non-essentials. ….Lin Yu Tang
Wisdom is oft times nearer when we stoop, than when we soar. ….William Woodsworth
Saturday, February 9, 2008
COURAGE
Often the test of courage is not to die but to live. ……. Vittorio Alfieri
Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway. ……. Robert Anthony
It is a wise man who knows where courage ends and stupidity begins. …….Jerome Cady
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak,
Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. ......Winston S. Churchill
Real courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it. …… Timothy Dalton
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. …… Walt Disney
From caring comes Courage. ……. Lao Tzu
Courage is the greatest of all the virtues.
Because if you haven't courage,
you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others ………Samuel Johnson
The Courage to be, is the courage to accept oneself,
in spite of being unacceptable. …….Paul Tillich
Courage is the first of human qualities;
Because it is the quality which guarantees the others. …….Aristotle
Optimism is the foundation of Courage. …… Nicholas Butler
Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting Peace …….Amelia Earhart
Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears. …….Arnold Koesttler
It isn't life that matters! It is the Courage you bring to it. ……Sir Hugh Walpole
Wait on the Lord; Be of good Courage,
And he shall strengthen thine heart. …..Psalm 27:14
Courage is the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair. …..Rollo May
Courage does not always roar like a lion;
Sometimes it is the quiet voice inside that is saying;
…….. “I will try again tomorrow.” …..Mary Ann Radmachar
The greatest test of Courage on earth,
is to bear defeat without losing heart. …..R. G. Ingersoll
One isn't necessarily born with Courage, but one is born with potential.
Without Courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency.
We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. ……Maya Angelou
Courage is being scared to death; and saddling up anyway. …John Wayne
He who is not Courageous enough to take risks,
will accomplish nothing in life. …….Muhammed Ali
rue Courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher. …….. John Petit-Senn
A man of Courage is also full of faith. ……Cicero
It takes moral courage to grieve;
it requires religious courage to rejoice. ……Soren Kierkgaard
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand,
the spines of others are often stiffened ……Billy Graham
I’ve learned that Courage was not the absence of fear,
but the triumph over it. …….Nelson Mandela
Courage is not the absence of despair;
it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair. ……Rollo May
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms.
It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. …..G.K. Chesterton
Courage is the first of human qualities
because it is the quality which guarantees the others. ……..Aristotle
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities;
- because it is the quality which guarantees all others. …….Joseph Chamberlain
Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior. ……. Karl Von Clausewitz
Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway. ……. Robert Anthony
It is a wise man who knows where courage ends and stupidity begins. …….Jerome Cady
Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak,
Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. ......Winston S. Churchill
Real courage is knowing what faces you and knowing how to face it. …… Timothy Dalton
All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. …… Walt Disney
From caring comes Courage. ……. Lao Tzu
Courage is the greatest of all the virtues.
Because if you haven't courage,
you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others ………Samuel Johnson
The Courage to be, is the courage to accept oneself,
in spite of being unacceptable. …….Paul Tillich
Courage is the first of human qualities;
Because it is the quality which guarantees the others. …….Aristotle
Optimism is the foundation of Courage. …… Nicholas Butler
Courage is the price that Life exacts for granting Peace …….Amelia Earhart
Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears. …….Arnold Koesttler
It isn't life that matters! It is the Courage you bring to it. ……Sir Hugh Walpole
Wait on the Lord; Be of good Courage,
And he shall strengthen thine heart. …..Psalm 27:14
Courage is the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair. …..Rollo May
Courage does not always roar like a lion;
Sometimes it is the quiet voice inside that is saying;
…….. “I will try again tomorrow.” …..Mary Ann Radmachar
The greatest test of Courage on earth,
is to bear defeat without losing heart. …..R. G. Ingersoll
One isn't necessarily born with Courage, but one is born with potential.
Without Courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency.
We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. ……Maya Angelou
Courage is being scared to death; and saddling up anyway. …John Wayne
He who is not Courageous enough to take risks,
will accomplish nothing in life. …….Muhammed Ali
rue Courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher. …….. John Petit-Senn
A man of Courage is also full of faith. ……Cicero
It takes moral courage to grieve;
it requires religious courage to rejoice. ……Soren Kierkgaard
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand,
the spines of others are often stiffened ……Billy Graham
I’ve learned that Courage was not the absence of fear,
but the triumph over it. …….Nelson Mandela
Courage is not the absence of despair;
it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair. ……Rollo May
Courage is almost a contradiction in terms.
It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die. …..G.K. Chesterton
Courage is the first of human qualities
because it is the quality which guarantees the others. ……..Aristotle
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities;
- because it is the quality which guarantees all others. …….Joseph Chamberlain
Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior. ……. Karl Von Clausewitz
Friday, February 8, 2008
ADVERSITY
Adversity is like a strong wind.
It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn,
so that we see ourselves as we really are. ……. Arthur Golden
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it
the seed on an equal or greater benefit. …… Napoleon Hill
He knows not his own strength that has not met adversity. …….Ben Johnson
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles,
Possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. ……..Albert Schweitzer---------
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it. …….Horace
You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday.
You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ……. Epicurus
There is no better than adversity.
Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss,
contains its own seed, its own lesson,
on how to improve your performance the next time. ……. Malcolm X
In adversity, we acquire the strength we have overcome. ..…Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is no education like adversity. ……Benjamin Disraeli
Adversity has the same effect on a man
that severe training has on the pugilist:
It reduces him to his fighting weight. …….Josh Billings
Let me embrace thee, sour adversity,
for wise men say it is the wisest course. …….William Shakespeare
***03/30/08
He knows not his own strength that hath not met Adversity. ….Cesare Pavese
Fire is the test of gold; Adversity, of strong men. ….. Lord Byron
Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great. ……..Lord Byron
Adversity is the trial of principle.
Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not. ……Henry Fielding
Little minds are tamed and subdued by Adversity,
But Great minds rise above them. ……Washington Irving
A gem cannot be polished without friction,
Nor a man perfected without Adversity. …….Chinese Proverb
Adversity brings Knowledge, and knowledge, Wisdom. ……..Welch Proverb
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents,
Which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. ……….Horace
It tears away from us all but the things that cannot be torn,
so that we see ourselves as we really are. ……. Arthur Golden
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it
the seed on an equal or greater benefit. …… Napoleon Hill
He knows not his own strength that has not met adversity. …….Ben Johnson
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles,
Possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity. ……..Albert Schweitzer---------
Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it. …….Horace
You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships everyday.
You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ……. Epicurus
There is no better than adversity.
Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss,
contains its own seed, its own lesson,
on how to improve your performance the next time. ……. Malcolm X
In adversity, we acquire the strength we have overcome. ..…Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is no education like adversity. ……Benjamin Disraeli
Adversity has the same effect on a man
that severe training has on the pugilist:
It reduces him to his fighting weight. …….Josh Billings
Let me embrace thee, sour adversity,
for wise men say it is the wisest course. …….William Shakespeare
***03/30/08
He knows not his own strength that hath not met Adversity. ….Cesare Pavese
Fire is the test of gold; Adversity, of strong men. ….. Lord Byron
Prosperity tries the fortunate, adversity the great. ……..Lord Byron
Adversity is the trial of principle.
Without it, a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not. ……Henry Fielding
Little minds are tamed and subdued by Adversity,
But Great minds rise above them. ……Washington Irving
A gem cannot be polished without friction,
Nor a man perfected without Adversity. …….Chinese Proverb
Adversity brings Knowledge, and knowledge, Wisdom. ……..Welch Proverb
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents,
Which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. ……….Horace
Thursday, February 7, 2008
GRATTITUDE
Feeling Gratitude and not expressing it,
Is like wrapping a present and not giving it. …..William Arthur Ward
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy. ………Jacques Maritain
Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid,
but which none have a right to expect. ………Jean Jacques Rousseau
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors. ……….. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity:
it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.
…..William Faulkner
As we express our Gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation Is not to utter words, but to live by them. ……John F. Kennedy
Who does not thank for little will not thank for much. ……Estonian Proverb
Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.
…Albert Schwietzer
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues;
but the parent of all the others. …..Marcus Tillius Cicero
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of Courtesy …….. Jacques Maritain
When eating bamboo sprouts, Be Grateful to the man who planted them.
~Chinese Proverb
Is like wrapping a present and not giving it. …..William Arthur Ward
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of courtesy. ………Jacques Maritain
Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid,
but which none have a right to expect. ………Jean Jacques Rousseau
Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors. ……….. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity:
it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all.
…..William Faulkner
As we express our Gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation Is not to utter words, but to live by them. ……John F. Kennedy
Who does not thank for little will not thank for much. ……Estonian Proverb
Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.
…Albert Schwietzer
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues;
but the parent of all the others. …..Marcus Tillius Cicero
Gratitude is the most exquisite form of Courtesy …….. Jacques Maritain
When eating bamboo sprouts, Be Grateful to the man who planted them.
~Chinese Proverb
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
FEAR
The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself,
nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror
which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. ……….Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fear cannot be without hope, nor hope without fear. ………Baruch Spinoza
The man who has ceased to fear has ceased to care. ……. F. H. Bradley
It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear,
that makes the face of a brave man, .......Georges Bernabos
Inaction breeds doubt and fear.
Action breeds confidence and courage.
If you want to conquer fear,
do not sit home and think about it.
Go out and get busy. …….. Dale Carnegie
He who fears to weep, should learn to be kind to those who weep. ……Abu Bakr
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. …… Napoleon Bonaparte
If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been. ……Robert Schuller
Keep your Fears to yourself, But share your courage with others. ……Robert Louis Stevenson
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. …….. Dale Carnegie
No one can frighten you if you refuse to be afraid. …….. Mohandas K. Gandhi
Fear always springs from ignorance. ……..Ralph Waldo Emerson
Of all base passions, Fear is the most accursed. …….. William Shakespeare
Nothing in life is to be Feared, it is only to be understood. …….. Marie Curie
Listen to what you know instead of what you Fear. ……..Richard Bach
The only way past Fear is to go through it. …….Author Unknown.
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. …….Aristotle
nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror
which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. ……….Franklin D. Roosevelt
Fear cannot be without hope, nor hope without fear. ………Baruch Spinoza
The man who has ceased to fear has ceased to care. ……. F. H. Bradley
It is the perpetual dread of fear, the fear of fear,
that makes the face of a brave man, .......Georges Bernabos
Inaction breeds doubt and fear.
Action breeds confidence and courage.
If you want to conquer fear,
do not sit home and think about it.
Go out and get busy. …….. Dale Carnegie
He who fears to weep, should learn to be kind to those who weep. ……Abu Bakr
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. …… Napoleon Bonaparte
If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been. ……Robert Schuller
Keep your Fears to yourself, But share your courage with others. ……Robert Louis Stevenson
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. …….. Dale Carnegie
No one can frighten you if you refuse to be afraid. …….. Mohandas K. Gandhi
Fear always springs from ignorance. ……..Ralph Waldo Emerson
Of all base passions, Fear is the most accursed. …….. William Shakespeare
Nothing in life is to be Feared, it is only to be understood. …….. Marie Curie
Listen to what you know instead of what you Fear. ……..Richard Bach
The only way past Fear is to go through it. …….Author Unknown.
Fear is pain arising from the anticipation of evil. …….Aristotle
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
CHILDREN
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.
They came through you, but not from you, and
Though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. …….. Khalil Gibran
Children make your life important. …….. Erma Bombeck
Of all nature's gifts to the human race,
what is sweeter to a man than his children? ……. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Let us sacrifice our today so that
our children can have a better tomorrow. ……… Abdul Kalam
We cannot fashion our children after our desires,
we must have them and love them as God has given them to us.
……Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Let parents bequeath to their children not riches,
but the spirit of reverence. ……. Plato
If we call ourselves Children of God,
Then all others are also Children of God. ….. Sri Chinmoy
We are all Adam's children.
It's just the skin that makes all the difference. ..…Navjot Singh Sidhu
Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor,
for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity
and ruthlessness of their vision. …….. Aldous Huxley
Grown men can learn from very little children,
for the hearts of little children are pure.
Therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things
which older people miss. …… Black Elk
The United Nations organization has proclaimed 1979 as the Year of the Child.
Are the children to receive the arms race from us as a necessary inheritance?
……Pope John Paul II
My favorite child is:
The baby until he grows up;
The one who is sick, until he gets better;
The one who is away, until he comes home;
The one who is worried, until he stops worrying;
And then all my children, for as long as I live. …..Arabic Proverb
(as related by the late Fudha Moses)
Children learn what they live;
If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn.If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight.If a child lives with fear, he learns to be apprehensive.If a child lives with jealousy, he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient.If a child lives with encouragement, he learns to be confident.If a child lives with praise, he learns to be appreciative.If a child lives with acceptance, he learns to love.
If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself.If a child lives with recognition, he learns it is good to have a goal.If a child lives with honesty, he learns what truth is.If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice.
If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith in himself and those about him.If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself.If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the world."
……Dorothy L. Nolte
Of all the joys that lighten suffering earth,
What other joy is welcomed like a newborn child? ……..Dorothy L. Nolte
Children are educated by what the grown-up is;
and not by his talk. ….Carl Jung
Children are completely egoistic;
they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them. ….Sigmund Freud
They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.
They came through you, but not from you, and
Though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. …….. Khalil Gibran
Children make your life important. …….. Erma Bombeck
Of all nature's gifts to the human race,
what is sweeter to a man than his children? ……. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Let us sacrifice our today so that
our children can have a better tomorrow. ……… Abdul Kalam
We cannot fashion our children after our desires,
we must have them and love them as God has given them to us.
……Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Let parents bequeath to their children not riches,
but the spirit of reverence. ……. Plato
If we call ourselves Children of God,
Then all others are also Children of God. ….. Sri Chinmoy
We are all Adam's children.
It's just the skin that makes all the difference. ..…Navjot Singh Sidhu
Children are remarkable for their intelligence and ardor,
for their curiosity, their intolerance of shams, the clarity
and ruthlessness of their vision. …….. Aldous Huxley
Grown men can learn from very little children,
for the hearts of little children are pure.
Therefore, the Great Spirit may show to them many things
which older people miss. …… Black Elk
The United Nations organization has proclaimed 1979 as the Year of the Child.
Are the children to receive the arms race from us as a necessary inheritance?
……Pope John Paul II
My favorite child is:
The baby until he grows up;
The one who is sick, until he gets better;
The one who is away, until he comes home;
The one who is worried, until he stops worrying;
And then all my children, for as long as I live. …..Arabic Proverb
(as related by the late Fudha Moses)
Children learn what they live;
If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn.If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight.If a child lives with fear, he learns to be apprehensive.If a child lives with jealousy, he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with tolerance, he learns to be patient.If a child lives with encouragement, he learns to be confident.If a child lives with praise, he learns to be appreciative.If a child lives with acceptance, he learns to love.
If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself.If a child lives with recognition, he learns it is good to have a goal.If a child lives with honesty, he learns what truth is.If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice.
If a child lives with security, he learns to have faith in himself and those about him.If a child lives with approval, he learns to like himself.If a child lives with acceptance and friendship, he learns to find love in the world."
……Dorothy L. Nolte
Of all the joys that lighten suffering earth,
What other joy is welcomed like a newborn child? ……..Dorothy L. Nolte
Children are educated by what the grown-up is;
and not by his talk. ….Carl Jung
Children are completely egoistic;
they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them. ….Sigmund Freud
Monday, February 4, 2008
DOUBT
02/04/08
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. ………Voltaire
He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure. …….James Lane Allen
Doubt grows with knowledge. …….. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool,
than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt. ………Abraham Lincoln
Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt. ………. John Henry Newman
Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother. …… Kahlil Gibran
A mind troubled by Doubt cannot focus on the course to victory. .......Arthur Golden
They who have conquered doubt and fear have conquered failure. ………James Allen
Doubt is an incentive to truth, and patient inquiry leadeth the way. ……… Hosea Ballou
Any truth is better than indefinite doubt. ……… Arthur Conan Doyle
Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith. ………Paul Tillich
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
....Franklin D Roosevelt
Doubt is the father of invention ………Galileo
Advice should always be consumed between two thick slices of doubt. ………Will Schmidt
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom. ……….George Iles
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts;
But if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. …….Francis Bacon
A mind troubled by Doubt cannot focus on the course to victory. .......Arthur Golden
Beliefs are what divide people;
Doubt unites them. ......Peter Ustinov
People may doubt what you say,
but they will believe what you do. …….Author Unknown
To have doubted one's own first principles, is the mark of a civilized man
…. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd. ………Voltaire
He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure. …….James Lane Allen
Doubt grows with knowledge. …….. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool,
than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt. ………Abraham Lincoln
Ten thousand difficulties do not make one doubt. ………. John Henry Newman
Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother. …… Kahlil Gibran
A mind troubled by Doubt cannot focus on the course to victory. .......Arthur Golden
They who have conquered doubt and fear have conquered failure. ………James Allen
Doubt is an incentive to truth, and patient inquiry leadeth the way. ……… Hosea Ballou
Any truth is better than indefinite doubt. ……… Arthur Conan Doyle
Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith. ………Paul Tillich
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
....Franklin D Roosevelt
Doubt is the father of invention ………Galileo
Advice should always be consumed between two thick slices of doubt. ………Will Schmidt
Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom. ……….George Iles
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts;
But if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. …….Francis Bacon
A mind troubled by Doubt cannot focus on the course to victory. .......Arthur Golden
Beliefs are what divide people;
Doubt unites them. ......Peter Ustinov
People may doubt what you say,
but they will believe what you do. …….Author Unknown
To have doubted one's own first principles, is the mark of a civilized man
…. Oliver Wendell Holmes
Saturday, February 2, 2008
ATTITUDE
Excellence is not a skill. It is an Attitude. ……..Ralph Marston
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being
can alter his life by altering his Attitude. .......William James
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. …….Winston Churchill
A positive Attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes.
It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results. ........Wade Boggs
The only disability in Life is a bad Attitude. ……Scott Hamilton
There are no menial jobs, only menial Attitudes. ……William J. Bennett
a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. …….William James
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances,
but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. ………Hugh Downs
People are not disturbed by things, but by the attitude they take of them. ……Epictetus
Our Attitude toward life determines Life’s attitude towards us. ….John N. Mitchell
Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you;
As by the Attitude you bring to life. ……Khalil Gibran
Attitude: It is our best friend or our worst enemy. …… John C. Maxwell
Weakness of Attitude becomes weakness of character. …..Albert Einstein.
I discovered I always have choices:
Sometimes it may only be a choice of Attitude. ……Author Unknown
If you don’t like something, change it.
If you can’t change, then change your attitude. ……Maya Angelou
The Problem is not usually the problem;
The problem is your Attitude about the problem. ……Author Unknown
Your Attitude is more important that your Aptitude. …… Zig Ziglar
A strong positive mental Attitude will create more miracles,
than any Wonder Drug. ……Patricia Neal
The ideal Attitude is to remain physically loose and mentally tight. ……Arthur Ashe
The greatest part of happiness depends on our Attitude;
Not on our Circumstances. ….Martha Washington
Its not what you look at that matters,
Its what you see. ……Henry David Thoreau
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being
can alter his life by altering his Attitude. .......William James
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference. …….Winston Churchill
A positive Attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes.
It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results. ........Wade Boggs
The only disability in Life is a bad Attitude. ……Scott Hamilton
There are no menial jobs, only menial Attitudes. ……William J. Bennett
a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. …….William James
A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances,
but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes. ………Hugh Downs
People are not disturbed by things, but by the attitude they take of them. ……Epictetus
Our Attitude toward life determines Life’s attitude towards us. ….John N. Mitchell
Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you;
As by the Attitude you bring to life. ……Khalil Gibran
Attitude: It is our best friend or our worst enemy. …… John C. Maxwell
Weakness of Attitude becomes weakness of character. …..Albert Einstein.
I discovered I always have choices:
Sometimes it may only be a choice of Attitude. ……Author Unknown
If you don’t like something, change it.
If you can’t change, then change your attitude. ……Maya Angelou
The Problem is not usually the problem;
The problem is your Attitude about the problem. ……Author Unknown
Your Attitude is more important that your Aptitude. …… Zig Ziglar
A strong positive mental Attitude will create more miracles,
than any Wonder Drug. ……Patricia Neal
The ideal Attitude is to remain physically loose and mentally tight. ……Arthur Ashe
The greatest part of happiness depends on our Attitude;
Not on our Circumstances. ….Martha Washington
Its not what you look at that matters,
Its what you see. ……Henry David Thoreau
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