Friday, July 25, 2008

To the confused, panicked, gullible, or half-educated...

"To the confused, panicked, gullible, or half-educated person, all answers seem equally valid." ~ Spanish Proverb

Thursday, July 24, 2008

He is not only idle who does nothing, but...

"He is not only idle who does nothing, but he is idle who might be better employed." ~ Socrates

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies....

"Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him." ~ Eisenhower

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Approach a goat from the back, a ....

"Approach a goat from the back, a horse from the front, and a stupid man from no direction whatsoever."~ Yiddish Folk Saying

Friday, July 18, 2008

I never lose an opportunity of urging a practical ...

"I 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

Thursday, July 17, 2008

A drop of water shall be returned

"A drop of water shall be returned with a burst of spring." ~ Chinese Proverb

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Our doubts are traitorsAnd make us lose....

"Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win,By fearing to attempt." ~ William Shakespeare

Monday, July 14, 2008

I come bearing an olive branch in one...

"I come bearing an olive branch in one hand, and the freedom fighter's gun in the other. Do not let the olive branch fall from my hand." ~ Yasser Arafat

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Human beings are members of a whole.....

"Human beings are members of a whole,
In creation of one essence and soul.

If one member is afflicted with pain,
Other members uneasy will remain.

If you have no sympathy for human pain,
The name of human you cannot retain." ~ Saadi

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Cheap things don't come without problems; expensive....

"Cheap things don't come without problems; expensive things don't come without effort." ~ Afghan Proverb

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Anger causes lack of mindfulness, leading....

"Anger causes lack of mindfulness, leading to impairment of work, impairment of purpose; the nature of anger leads to impurity, error, waste, and injury caused by absent-mindedness." ~ Cambodian Proverb

Anger causes lack of mindfulness, leading....

"Anger causes lack of mindfulness, leading to impairment of work, impairment of purpose; the nature of anger leads to impurity, error, waste, and injury caused by absent-mindedness." ~ Cambodian Proverb

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

To succeed in the world it is much more....

"To succeed in the world it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discover who is a fool than to discover who is a clever man." ~Talleyrand - De Perigord

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Over a long distance, you learn...

"Over a long distance, you learn about the strength of your horse; over a long time, you learn about the character of your friend." ~ Chinese Proverb

God loved the birds and invented trees...

"God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages." ~ Jacques Deval

Monday, July 7, 2008

How is the world ruled and how do....

"How is the world ruled and how do wars start? Diplomats tell lies to journalists and then believe what they read." ~ Karl Kraus

Sunday, July 6, 2008

What makes the desert beautiful is...

"What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well." ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Saturday, July 5, 2008

This is not a promise, this is...

"This is not a promise, this is a duty which I have to carry out." ~ Serzh Sargsyan

Friday, July 4, 2008

A wise man proportions his....

"A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence." ~ David Hume

Thursday, July 3, 2008

When a man sits with a pretty girl....

"When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute and it's longer than any hour. That's relativity." ~ Albert Einstein

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Nothing is slower than the....

"Nothing is slower than the true birth of a man". ~ Marguerite Yourcenar

Monday, June 30, 2008

Upon the brink of the wild....

"Upon the brink of the wild stream'
"He stood, and dreamt a mighty dream'.
~ Aleksandr Pushkin

Sunday, June 29, 2008

I can be forced to live without happiness, but....

"I can be forced to live without happiness, but I will never consent to live without honor". ~ Pierre Corneille

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Opinions cannot survive if one has....


"Opinions cannot survive if one has no chance to fight for them". ~ Thomas Mann


Friday, June 27, 2008

Wealth is like sea water.....

"Wealth is like sea water, the more we drink, the thirstier we become, the same is true of fame". ~ Schopenhauer

Thursday, June 26, 2008

As I have not worried.....

"As I have not worried to be born, I do not worry to die". ~ Federico García Lorca

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

It is better to be roughly....

"It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong". ~ John Maynard Keynes

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

We all have ability......

“We all have ability. The difference is how we use it”. ~ Stevie Wonder

Monday, June 23, 2008

No man can ever end with being.....

"No man can ever end with being superior, who will not begin with being inferior."~ Sydney Smith

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Men are born to succeed....

"Men are born to succeed, not fail." ~ Henry David Thoreau

Saturday, June 21, 2008

I never have hurt any person any.....

"I never have hurt any person any other way except with this unruly member, my tongue." ~ Brigham Young

Friday, June 20, 2008

I am fond of only what comes.....

"I am fond of only what comes from the heart." ~ Martha Washington

Thursday, June 19, 2008

We are what we repeatedly do.....

"We are what we repeatedly do, Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habbit." ~Aristotle

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Impossible is a word only be found....

"Impossible is a word only be found in the dictionary of fools." ~ Napolean Bonaparte

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

The secret of getting ahead is getting.....

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started." ~ Mark Twain

Monday, June 16, 2008

If you are not doing what you love, you are......

"If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time." ~ Billy Joel

Sunday, June 15, 2008

The superior man...does not

"The superior man...does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right...The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort." ~ Confucius

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Work as though you would live forever.....

"Work as though you would live forever, and live as though you would die today." ~ Og Mandino

Thursday, June 12, 2008

There is little difference....

"There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. That little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative." ~ W. Clement Stone

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Don't judge each day by the harvest you......

"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant".~ Robert Louis Stevenson.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Security is mostly a superstition...

"Security is mostly a superstition... Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing".~ Hellen Keller