"To the confused, panicked, gullible, or half-educated person, all answers seem equally valid." ~ Spanish Proverb
Friday, July 25, 2008
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
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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