"As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. [Proverbs 23:7]" – Bible
“As a man thinks in his heart, so is he. ” – Bible
Month: May 2010
"Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love." – Jane Austen
“Friendship is certainly the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.” – Jane Austen
"Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is slow-ripening fruit." – Aristotle
“Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is slow-ripening fruit.” – Aristotle
"The worst of failure of this kind is that it spoils the market for more competent performers." – James Agate
“The worst of failure of this kind is that it spoils the market for more competent performers.” – James Agate
"Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment." – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.” – Jalal ad-Din Rumi
"A brother is a friend God gave you; a friend is a brother your heart chose for you." – Proverb
“A brother is a friend God gave you; a friend is a brother your heart chose for you.” – Proverb
"No rose without a thorn, or a love without a rival. Turkish Proverb" – Turkish Proverb
“No rose without a thorn, or a love without a rival. Turkish Proverb” – Turkish Proverb
"He who steals once is always a thief" – Spanish Proverb
“He who steals once is always a thief” – Spanish Proverb
"There was a star danced, and under that was I born." – William Shakespeare
“There was a star danced, and under that was I born.” – William Shakespeare
"Why is it inflationary if the people keep their own money, and spend it the way they want to, [but] not inflationary if the government takes it and spends it the way it wants to?" – Ronald Reagan
“Why is it inflationary if the people keep their own money, and spend it the way they want to, not inflationary if the government takes …
"Good taste is as tiring as good company." – Francis Picabia
“Good taste is as tiring as good company.” – Francis Picabia
"Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy man has no time to form" – Andre Maurois
“Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy man has no time to form” – Andre Maurois
"A bad father has never a good son" – Latin Proverb
“A bad father has never a good son” – Latin Proverb
"Most people fail in life because they major in minor things." – Anthony Robbins
“Most people fail in life because they major in minor things.” – Anthony Robbins
"I’m such a good lover because I practice a lot on my own." – Woody Allen
“I’m such a good lover because I practice a lot on my own.” – Woody Allen
"Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known." – Winnie the Pooh
“Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will …
"When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened" – Winston Churchill
“When I look back on all these worries, I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had …
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." – Mark Twain
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw …
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"There is no road of flowers leading to glory" – Jean de La Fontaine
“There is no road of flowers leading to glory” – Jean de La Fontaine
"Thoughts are the gun, words are the bullets, deeds are the target, the bulls-eye is heaven." – Doug Horton
“Thoughts are the gun, words are the bullets, deeds are the target, the bulls-eye is heaven.” – Doug Horton
"There are accents in the eye which are not on the tongue, and more tales come from pale lips than can enter an ear. It is both the grandeur and the pain of the remoter moods that they avoid the pathway of sound." – Thomas Hardy
“There are accents in the eye which are not on the tongue, and more tales come from pale lips than can enter an ear. It …
"It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them." – Epictetus
“It is the nature of the wise to resist pleasures, but the foolish to be a slave to them.” – Epictetus
"Love sees no faults." – English Proverb
“Love sees no faults.” – English Proverb
"It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over because there’s nothing you can do about them, and why worry about things you do control? The activity of worrying keeps you immobilized." – Wayne Dyer
“It makes no sense to worry about things you have no control over because there’s nothing you can do about them, and why worry about …
"There comes a time when suddenly you realize that laughter is something you remember and that you were the one laughing" – Marlene Dietrich
“There comes a time when suddenly you realize that laughter is something you remember and that you were the one laughing” – Marlene Dietrich
"Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes." – Chinese Proverbs
“Great souls have wills; feeble ones have only wishes.” – Chinese Proverbs
"Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings." – Lord Chesterfield
“Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings.” – Lord Chesterfield
"You think that a wall as solid as the earth separates civilization from barbarism. I tell you the division is a thread, a sheet of glass. A touch here, a push there, and you bring back the reign of Saturn." – John Buchan
“You think that a wall as solid as the earth separates civilization from barbarism. I tell you the division is a thread, a sheet of …
"The reality is, all over the country the number of people in the homeless condition continues to grow. It will grow significantly as far as the eye can see. It’s near crisis right now. It will certainly get there." – Robert Brown
“The reality is, all over the country the number of people in the homeless condition continues to grow. It will grow significantly as far as …
"Cold in the earth – and the deep snow piled above thee, / Far, far, removed, cold in the dreary grave!" – Emily Bronte
“Cold in the earth – and the deep snow piled above thee, / Far, far, removed, cold in the dreary grave!” – Emily Bronte
"It was all pride. It was about proving people wrong." – AB Rodriguez
“It was all pride. It was about proving people wrong.” – AB Rodriguez
"Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we’re two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are we’ve found the right person." – Richard Bach
“Our soulmate is someone who shares our deepest longings, our sense of direction. When we’re two balloons, and together our direction is up, chances are …
"The heart that truly loves never forgets." – Proverb
“The heart that truly loves never forgets.” – Proverb
"Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us." – Voltaire
“Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, …
"Stairs are climbed step by step." – Turkish Proverb
“Stairs are climbed step by step.” – Turkish Proverb
"Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good to do no harm" – Harriet Beecher Stowe
“Perhaps it is impossible for a person who does no good to do no harm” – Harriet Beecher Stowe
"My grief lies all within, And these external manners of lament Are merely shadows to the unseen grief That swells with silence in the tortured soul" – William Shakespeare
“My grief lies all within, And these external manners of lament Are merely shadows to the unseen grief That swells with silence in the tortured …
"Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere" – Ronald Reagan
“Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere” – Ronald Reagan
"Pain has its reasons, pleasure is totally indifferent." – Francis Picabia
“Pain has its reasons, pleasure is totally indifferent.” – Francis Picabia