MISERY

For fate has wove the thread of life with pain,
And twins even from the birth are Misery and Man! …… Homer (Odyssey)

Misery makes sport to mock itself. …..William Shakespeare

I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us
can do a little to bring some portion of Misery to an end. …..Albert Schweitzer

If Misery loves company, misery has company enough …..Henry David Thoreau

Extreme hopes are born from extreme Misery. …..Bertrand Russell

In separateness lies the world’s great Misery;
In compassion lies the world’s true strength. …..Buddha

Maybe men are separated from each other
only by the degree of their Misery. …… Francis Picabia

The only comfort of the Miserable;
Is to have partners in their woes. …….Miguel de Cervantes

BEGINNING

From small Beginnings often come great things. ……. Proverb

All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy,
and great things, in that which is small. …….Lao-Tzu
Almost everything comes from nothing. ……. Henry F. Amiel

The Beginnings of all things are small. …….. Cicero

A little spark can kindle a great fire. ……Syrian Proverb

“I can't do it" never accomplished anything;
"I will try" has performed miracles. ……George P. Burnham

The man who removes a mountain,
Begins by carrying away small stones. …….Chinese proverb

Start by doing what's necessary;
then do what's possible;
and suddenly you are doing the impossible. …….St. Francis of Assisi

Small opportunities are often the Beginning of great enterprises. …..Demosthenes

Begin - to begin is half the work, let half still remain;
again begin this, and thou wilt have finished ……. Marcus Aurelius(Ausonius)

Winning starts with Beginning. ……Robert Schuller

More powerful than the will to win is the courage to Begin. …..Author Unknown

The Beginning is the most important part of the work. ……Plato

He has half the deed done who has made a Beginning. …….Horace

In every phenomenon the Beginning
remains always the most notable moment. …….Thomas Carlyle

Fear not that thy life shall come to an end;
but rather fear that it shall never have a Beginning. ……. John Henry Cardinal

Whatever you do, or dream you can, Begin it.
Boldness has genius and power and magic in it. …….. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start,
anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. ……. Carl Bard

When there is a start to be made,
Don't step over, Start where you are. ……Edgar Cayce

This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end.
But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. ……Winston Churchill

The distance is nothing; it's only the first step that is difficult. ……Marquise du Deffand

There will come a time when you believe everything is finished.
That will be the beginning. …… Louis L'Amour

The only joy in the world is to Begin. …… Cesare Pavese

The world is round and the place which may seem like the end,
may also be only the Beginning. …….Ivy Baker Priest

You don't have to be great to Begin;
but you have to Begin to be great. ……Joe Sabah

Everyone who got where he is,
had to Begin where he was. ……Robert Louis Stevenson

I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life,
which are the real ones after all . ……Laura Ingalls Wilder

The secret to a rich life is to have more beginnings than endings …….Dave Weinbaum

Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness. …….Publilius Syrus

So never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small,
for it is wonderful how often in such matters the mustard-seed
germinates and roots itself. ……Florence Nightingale

There will come a time when you believe everything is finished.
-That will be the beginning. ……Louis L'Amour

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult undertaking which,
more than anything else, will determine its successful outcome. …… William James

The greatest masterpieces were once only pigments on a palette. ……Henry S. Hoskins

CARING

Where there is charity and wisdom,
there is neither fear nor ignorance. …….St. Francis of Assisi

The greatness of a Society can be judged
by the way it Cares for it’s weakest members. ……..Mohandas Gandhi

I feel the capacity to Care is the thing
which gives life, its deepest significance. …Pablo Casals

The Care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction;
Is the first and only legitimate object of good government. ……Thomas Jefferson

Caring for others is the basis of worldly success. …..Sakyong Mipham

No one Cares how much you know;
Until they know how much you Care. ……Author nunknown

Caring is a reflex. Someone slips, your arm goes out.
A car is in the ditch, you join the others and push;
...You live, you help. ……Baba Ram Dass

The simple act of Caring is heroic. …….. Edward Albert

From caring comes courage. ……… Lao Tzu

We have lost the art of Sharing and Caring. …….Hun Sen

Never believe that a few Caring people can't change the world.
For indeed, that's all who ever have. ……..Margaret Mead

Caring for our seniors is perhaps the greatest responsibility we have.
Those who walked before us have given so much and made possible the life we all enjoy. ………John Hoeven
Without a sense of Caring,
there can be no sense of community. ……..Anthony J. D'Angelo

There is in the act of preparing, the moment you start Caring. ……Winston Churchill

Too often we underestimate the power of the smallest act of Caring;
Which has the potential of turning a life around. …….Leo Buscaglia

CHANCE

OUTCOME

I have learnt that how we face challenges,
plays a big role in the Outcome of them. …..Sasha Azevedo

If you accept the expectations of others,
Then you can never change the Outcome. ….Michael Jordan

Much outcry leads to little Outcome. ….Aesop

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult undertaking which,
more than anything else, will determine the successful Outcome. ….William James

You can’t bank on the Outcome. ……Daniel Berrigan

We are responsible for the effort, not the Outcome. ….Author Unknown

Equality of opportunity is freedom;
But equality of Outcome is repression. …… Dick Feagler

CONVICTION

Whatever you say, say it with Conviction. ……..Mark Twain

Men never do evil so thoroughly and cheerfully
as when they do it for Religious Conviction. …….Blaise Pascal,

Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies. …….Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than
when they are Convinced beyond doubt that they are right. ……….Laurens van de Post

A “No” uttered with deepest Conviction is better and greater than;
A “Yes” uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. …….Mohandas Gandhi

It is the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief.
And once that belief becomes a deep Conviction, things begins to happen. …….Muhammad Ali

Conviction is worthless unless it is converted to conduct. ……Thomas Carlyle

A man’s Conviction is stronger than a flame, a bullet or a rock.
…..Robert Edwin Lee and Jerome Lawrence
(authors: “The night Thoreau spent in jail”)

POVERTY

All hard work brings a profit;
but mere talk leads only to Poverty …..Proverbs 14:23.

Having been Poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is …….Benjamin Franklin

The most terrible Poverty is Loneliness,
and the feeling of being unloved. …..Mother Teresa

Poverty sits by the cradle of all great men;
And rocks them all to manhood. ……Heinrich Heine

Poverty is the mother of crime. ……Marcus Aurelius

Poverty is the open mouthed relentless hell,
which yawns beneath civilized society;
And it is hell enough. ……Henry George

I thank fate for having made me born Poor;
Poverty taught me the true value of the gifts useful to life. ……Anatole France

A Poor man is not he who is without a cent;
But he is without a dream. …..Harry Kemp

He who oppresses the Poor to increase wealth;
And he who gives gifts to the rich;
-Both will come to Poverty. Proverbs 22:16

In a well governed country, Poverty is something to be ashamed of;
In a badly governed country, Wealth is something to be ashamed of. ……Confucius

Poverty often deprives a man of all spirit and virtue;
It is hard for an empty bag to stand upright. ……Benjamin Franklin

Anyone who has struggled with Poverty;
Knows how extremely expensive it is to be Poor. ……James A. Baldwin

Poverty is the worst kind of violence to man. Mohandas Gandhi

Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity.
It is an act of justice. ……Nelson Mandela

Poverty devastates families, communities and nations.
It causes instability and political unrest and fuels conflict. ….Kofi Annan

It is not the man who has too little;
But the man who craves more, who is Poor. ……Seneca

KINDNESS

Kindness in words creates confidence;
Kindness in thinking creates profundity;
Kindness in giving create love. ……Lao Tzu

Kindness is the golden key that unlocks the hearts of others. ….George MacDonald

You cannot do a Kindness too soon;
For you never know how soon it will be too late. …..Ralph Waldo Emerson

A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. …..Chinese Proverb

Always be a little Kinder than necessary. ……James A. Barrie

Constant Kindness can accomplish much.
As the sun makes ice melts;
-Kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust and hostility to evaporate. ……Albert Schweitzer

There is no such thing as a small act of Kindness;
Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. …….Scott Adams

No act of Kindness is ever wasted. ……Aesop (from “The lion and the Mouse”)

Kind words can be short and easy to speak,
but their echoes are truly endless. …..Mother Teresa

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ….Mark Twain

Wherever there is a human being,
there is an opportunity for a Kindness. ……Seneca

A Kind word is like a Spring day. ……Russian Proverb

When I was young, I admired clever people.
Now that I am old, I admire Kind people. ……Abraham Joshua Heschel

Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns. ……Author Unknown

A single act of Kindness throws out roots in all directions,
and the roots spring up and make new trees. …..Amelia Erhart

My religion is very simple;
My religion is Kindness. …… Dalai Lama

One Kind word can warm three winter months. ……Japanese Proverb

Kindness is the oil that smoothes the friction of life. …….Author Unknown

The ideas that have lighted my way have been;
Kindness, Beauty and Truth. ….. Albert Einstein

The greatest work that Kindness does to others
is that it makes them Kind themselves. …..Amelia Earhart

I will be Kind to the poor, for they are alone.
Kind to the rich, for they are afraid.
And Kind to the unkind, for such is how God has treated me. …..Max Lucado

Kindness in words creates confidence,
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness,
Kindness in feeling creates love. …..Lao Tzu

Kindness can become its own motive.
We are made Kind by being Kind. ……Eric Hoffer.

CONCEIT

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled;
And he who humbles himself will be exalted. ……Luke 18:14

Do nothing out of Selfish Ambition or Vain Conceit,
But in humility consider others better than yourself. ….Philippians 2:3

Conceit, more rich in matter than in words, brags of his substance;
They are but beggars who count their worth. …..William Shakespeare

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress. …..Ellen Terry

He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule. ….Philippine Proverb

Pride and Conceit were the original sins of man. …..Alain Rene Lesage

The would tolerates Conceit from those who are successful;
But not from anyone else. ….John Blake

When nature leaves a hole in a person’s mind,
She generally plasters it over with a thick coat of Self-Conceit.
……Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Let us not become Conceited, provoking and envying each other. …… Galatians 5:26

Conceit in weakest bodies, strongest works. ……. William Shakespeare

Every man has a right to be Conceited, until he is successful. ……..Benjamin Disraeli

To attempt to advise Conceited people is like whistling against the wind. ……Thomas Hood

A Conceited person never gets anywhere,
Because he thinks he is already there. ……Author Unknown

The overweening self-respect of Conceited men
relieves others from the duty of respecting them at all. …….Henry Ward Beecher

I never have any pity for Conceited people,
Because I think they carry their comfort about with them. …….George Eliot.

Conceit causes more conversation than wit. …… Duc de La Rochefoucauld

ARROGANCE

It is harder to be poor without murmuring;
Than to be rich without Arrogance. …….Confucius

Arrogance is the obstruction of wisdom. ….Bion of Smyrna

Arrogance invites ruin; Humility receives benefits. …..Author Unknown

When power leads man to Arrogance,
Poetry reminds him of his limitations. ……John F. Kennedy

The arrogance of age must submit to be taught by youth. …..Edmund Burke

The truest character of ignorance is Arrogance. …..Samuel Butler

Arrogance and rudeness are training wheels on the bike of life,
For weak people who can not keep their balance without them. ….Laura Teresa Marquez

Nothing in the world is more Arrogant;
Than a man of moderate capacity when once raised to power. …..Baron Wessenberg.

The demand to be loved is the greatest of all Arrogant presumptions. …..Friedrich Nnietzche

Timing and Arrogance are decisive factors in the successful use of talent. ……Marya Mannes

The insufferable Arrogance of human beings is to think
that Nature was made solely for their benefit. ……Cyrano de Bergerac

When men are most sure and arrogant, they are commonly the most mistaken. …..David Hume

An extraordinary amount of Arrogance is present in any claim
of having been the first in inventing something. ……..Benoit Mandelbrot

It is not a sign of Arrogance for the king to rule.
That is what he is there for. …….. William F. Buckley, Jr

All too often Arrogance accompanies strength,
and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong ……Theodore Bikel

A person unlearns Arrogance when he knows he is always among worthy human beings
………. Friedrich Neitzsche

ANXIETY

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything,
By prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God.
…..Philippians 4:6

Cast all you anxiety on Him, because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7

The act of birth is the first experience of Anxiety;
-And thus, the source and prototype of the effect of anxiety. …..Sigmund Freud


Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great Anxiety. ……Plato

Our Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow;
-but only empties today of its strength. …..Charles H. Spurgeon

Anxiety is fear of one’s self. ……Wilhelm Stekel

The components of Anxiety, stress, fear and anger;
do not exist independently of you in the world. ……Wayne Dyer

Neither comprehension nor learning can take place
in an atmosphere of Anxiety. ……Rose F. Kennedy

The best test of your memory is to try to recall
what you were Anxious about one year ago, today. ….E. Joseph Cossman

All too frequently, Anxiety crushes, not only your spirit and your potential,
But your ability to take care of your mind and body,
……Jonathan Davidson, MD and Henry Dreher
-
Anxiety is like a thin stream trickling through the mind.
If encouraged, it will cut a channel into which all other thoughts will drain.
…….Arthur Somers Roche

Nothing diminishes Anxiety faster than action. ……Walter Anderson

Anxiety occurs when we live in the future;
Just as Depression appears, when we live in the past. …..Author Unknown

You can’t wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time.
……Pat Schroeder.

Every evening I turn my anxieties over to God.
He is going to be up all night anyway. …..Mary C. Crowley

ANXIETY

Do not be Anxious about anything, but in everything,
By prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God.
…..Philippians 4:6

Cast all you Anxiety on Him, because he cares for you. ……1 Peter 5:7

The act of birth is the first experience of Anxiety;
-And thus, the source and prototype of the effect of anxiety. …..Sigmund Freud


Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great Anxiety. ……Plato

Our Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow;
-but only empties today of its strength. …..Charles H. Spurgeon

Anxiety is fear of one’s self. ……Wilhelm Stekel

The components of Anxiety, stress, fear and anger;
do not exist independently of you in the world. ……Wayne Dyer

Neither comprehension nor learning can take place
in an atmosphere of Anxiety. ……Rose F. Kennedy

The best test of your memory is to try to recall
what you were Anxious about one year ago, today. ….E. Joseph Cossman

All too frequently, Anxiety crushes, not only your spirit and your potential,
But your ability to take care of your mind and body,
……Jonathan Davidson, MD and Henry Dreher
-
Anxiety is like a thin stream trickling through the mind.
If encouraged, it will cut a channel into which all other thoughts will drain.
…….Arthur Somers Roche

Nothing diminishes Anxiety faster than action. ……Walter Anderson

Anxiety occurs when we live in the future;
Just as Depression appears, when we live in the past. …..Author Unknown

You can’t wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time.
……Pat Schroeder.

Every evening I turn my Anxieties over to God.
He is going to be up all night anyway. …..Mary C. Crowley

SILENCE

Silence is the true friend that never betrays. ……Confucius

Absolute Silence leads to sadness.
It is the image of death. …..Jean Jacques Rousseau

He, who does not know how to be Silent, will not know how to speak. ….Ausonius

Better to remain Silent and be thought a fool;
Than to speak out and remove all doubt. …..Abraham Lincoln

Learn to get in touch with the Silence within you. …..Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

In the attitude of Silence the soul finds the path to a clearer light,
And what is elusive and deceptive, resolves itseif into crystal clearness. …..Mohandas Gandhi

In the end, we will remember, not the words of our enemies,
But the Silence of our Friends. …..Martin Luther King Jr.

Silence is golden, when you can’t think of a good answer. ….Muhammad Ali

Yet I am not Silenced by the darkness;
By the thick darkness that covers my face. …….Job 23:17

I have often regretted my speech, never my Silence. …..Publilius Syrus

In Silence man can most readily preserve his integrity. …..Meister Eckhart

Silence is a source of great strength. …..Lao Tzu

You can hear the footsteps of God;
When Silence reigns in the mind. …..Sri Sathya Sai Baba

We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness;
….We need Silence to be to touch souls. …..Mother Teresa

Silence is the hardest argument to refute. …..Josh Billing

Silence makes the real conversations between friends;
It is not the saying, but the never needing to say, is what counts. …..Margaret Lee Runback

SADNESS

Sad, are only those who understand. ….Arab Proverb

There can be no rainbow without a cloud and a storm. ….John H. Vincent

Sadness flies away on the wings of time. …..Jean de la Fontaine

The walls we build around us to keep Sadness out,
also keep out joy. …..Jim Rohn

Sadness is but a wall between two gardens. …..Khalil Gibran

Good humor is the health of the soul;
Sadness is its poison. …..Lord Chesterfield

Sadness is also a kind of defense. …..Ivo Andric

The word happiness would lose its meaning;
If it were not balanced by Sadness. …..Carl Jung

REGRET

If you are patient in one moment of anger;
You will escape a hundred days of Regret. …..Chinese Proverb

Let us not burden our remembrance with a heaviness that’s gone. ….William Shakespeare

A man is not old, until Regrets take the place of dreams. …..John Barrymore

Maybe all you can hope is to end up with the right Regrets. ….Arthur Miller

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time;
It’s the Regret for the things we did not do; that is inconsolable. …..Sidney J. Harris

You seldom experience Regret for anything you’ve done;
It is what you haven’t done that will torment you. ……Wayne Dyer

Regret is an appalling waste of energy;
You can’t build on it; It’s only good to wallow in. …..Katherine Mansfield

It is better to look ahead and prepare;
Than to look back and Regret. …..Jackie Joyner-Kersee

I have often Regretted my speech; never my silence. ………Publilius Syrus

Never regret;
If it's good, it's wonderful.
If it's bad, it's experience. ……Victoria Holt

Regrets are idle; yet history is one long regret.
Everything might have turned out so differently. ……Charles Dudley Warner

Make the most of your Regrets; never smother your sorrow,
but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest.
To Regret deeply, is to live afresh. ……Henry David Thoreau

Accept life, and you must accept Regret. ……Henry F. Amiel

Regrets and recriminations only hurt the soul. ……Armand Hammer

Never look back with Regret;
Rather look back and smile at what you have learned. …..Michelle C. Ustaszeski

People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then Regret. …….Bob Dylan

PERFECTION

Aim at Perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. ….Lord Chesterfield

The true Perfection of man lies not in what man has, but in what man is. …..Oscar Wilde

Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add;
But when there is nothing left to take away. ……Antoine de St. Exupery

Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things;
-But in doing ordinary things, extraordinarily well. …..Angelique Arnaud

The very Perfection of man is to find out his own imperfections. …..St. Augustine

Perfectionism is the enemy of creation. …..John Updike

Perfection is a road, not a destination. …..Burk Hudson

Perfection is obtained by slow degrees;
It requires the hand of time. …..Francois Voltaire

LETTING GO

Let Go. And let God! …..Author Unknown

By Letting Go, it all gets done.
The world is won by those who let it go. ……Lao Tzu

Letting Go does not mean giving up;
But rather accepting that there are things that cannot be. ……Author Unknown

Some think that holding on makes you strong;
Sometimes it is by Letting Go! …..Sylvia Robinson

The hardest part of anything is the beginning;
-And the second hardest part is Letting Go, even when it is the end. …..E. Fritz

Creativity can be described as Letting Go of certainties. …..Ranier Maria Rilke

One does not discover new lands,
Without Letting Go of the sight of the old shores. ….Andre Guide

Wisdom is Letting Go of something every day. …..Zen Proverb

When I Let Go of what I am, I become what I might be. …..Lao Tzu

To truly love is to have the courage to Let Go;
And let the one who wishes to be free, to leave
…No matter how much it hurts. ….Author Unknown

Sometimes getting a grip on your problems;
Means knowing when to Let Go. …..Ziggy(Cartoon Character)

Freedom comes from when you learn to Let Go. …..Madonna

Letting Go is not a one time thing;
It is something you have to do over and over again. …..Oprah Winfrey

When you become good at the art of Letting sufferings go,
then you'll come to realize what you were dragging around with you.
And for that, no one else other than you was responsible.
…….Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

To hold, you must first open your hand. Let go. …..,.Lao Tzu

Just let go of the need to know. ……John Eaton

I don't let go of concepts;
I meet them with understanding.
Then they let go of me. …….Byron Katie

He may only keep that which he is willing to Let go. ……Sheldon B. Kopp

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling
of Letting go and holding on. …….Havelock Ellis

Courage is the power to Let go of the familiar. ……..Raymond Lindquist

We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned,
so as to accept the life that is waiting for us. …….Joseph Campbell

Some of us think holding on makes us strong;
But sometimes it is Letting Go. ……Herman Hesse

WAR

History teaches that War begins when governments believe
the price of aggression is cheap. …….Ronald Reagan

War does not determine who is right;
- only who is left. ....…Bertrand Russell

You cannot prevent and prepare for War at the same time. …..Albert Einstein

War is a cowardly escape from the problems of Peace. ......Thomas Mann

The real and lasting victories are those of Peace, and not of War…… Ralph Waldo Emerson

If it’s natural to kill, how come men have to go into training to learn how? ….Joan Baez

Older men declare War. But it is the youth that must fight and die. ….Herbert Hoover

PROMISES

It is not the Promise that makes us believe the man,
But the man; the oath. ….Aeschylus

Promises are like babies;
-Easy to make, but hard to deliver. Author Unknown

Promises are but words; and words, but wind. ……Samuel Butler

Promises are like the full moon;
If they are not kept at once, they diminish day by day. ….German Proverb

A Promise is a cloud; Fulfillment is the rain. …..Arabian Proverb

Promise little, and do much. …Hebrew Proverb

If you wish to be a success in the world;
Promise everything, deliver nothing. …..Napoleon Bonaparte

Never Promise a poor person, and never owe a rich one. ……Brazilian Proverb

Our God has written the Promise of the resurrection,
Not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime. ……Martin Luther

Never Promise more than you can perform. ….Publilius Syrus

Breach of Promise is a base surrender of truth. ……Mohandas Gandhi

Those that are most slow in making a Promise,
Are the most faithful in the performance of it. ……Jean Jacques Rousseau

God has never made a promise that was too good to be true. …..Dwight L. Moody

We Promise according to our hopes,
And perform according to our fears. …..Francois de la Rochefoucauld

He loses his thanks, who Promises and delays. ……Proverb

In the midst of joy, do not Promise anyone anything. …..Chinese Proverb

BLESSINGS

BIBLICAL SOURCES

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. …..Matthew 5:3-10

It is more blessed to give, than to receive. …… Acts 20:35

Blessed shall be thy basket, and thy store. ……Deuteronomy 28:5

Blessings are upon the head of the just:
but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. Proverbs 10:6

The Blessings of the Lord;
It maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow withit. Proverb 10:22

NON-BIBLICAL SOURCES

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever on your back May the sun shine warm upon your face, and the rain fall softly on your fields, And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hands. …..Irish Blessing

Prayers go up, and Blessings come down. …..Yiddish Proverb

May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever on your back May the sun shine warm upon your face, and the rain fall softly on your fields, And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hands. …..Irish Blessing


Every burden is a Blessing. ……Walt Kelly

When I started counting my Blessings,
My whole life turned around. …..Willie Nelson

What seems to us as bitter trials, are often Blessings in disguise. ….Oscar Wilde

There is no disaster that can’t become a Blessing;
And no Blessing that can’t become a disaster. ……Richard Bach

Men are slower to recognize Blessings than evils. …..Titus Livy

We should certainly count our Blessings;
But we should also make our Blessings count. …..Neil A. Maxwell

SOCIETY

A Society’s Culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people. ……Mohandas Gandhi

A Society that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. ……Dwight D. Eisenhower,

Our modern Society is engaged in polishing and decorating the cage in which man is kept imprisoned. ……..Swami Nirmalananda

The Sanity of Society is a balance of a thousand insanities. …….. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Any Society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little Security, will deserve neither and lose both …..Benjamin Franklin

Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings
than it will get in practice. ……George Orwell

Society is always engaged in a vast conspiracy to preserve itself. ….John Haynes Holmes

We are an Entertainment Society.
We want to be entertained more than we want to think. It’s a serious problem. ………David Halberstram