"The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom." – Henry Ward Beecher
“The mother’s heart is the child’s schoolroom.” – Henry Ward Beecher
Month: May 2010
"Compare your griefs with other men’s and they will seem less" – Spanish Proverb
“Compare your griefs with other men’s and they will seem less” – Spanish Proverb
"When I was young I observed that nine out of every ten things I did were failures, so I did ten times more work" – George Bernard Shaw
“When I was young I observed that nine out of every ten things I did were failures, so I did ten times more work” – …
"True love begins when nothing is looked for in return" – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“True love begins when nothing is looked for in return” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"A new gadget that lasts only five minutes is worth more than an immortal work that bores everyone." – Francis Picabia
“A new gadget that lasts only five minutes is worth more than an immortal work that bores everyone.” – Francis Picabia
"Business is a combination of war and sport." – Andre Maurois
“Business is a combination of war and sport.” – Andre Maurois
"We are all captives of the picture in our head – our belief that the world we have experienced is the world that really exists." – Walter Lippmann
“We are all captives of the picture in our head – our belief that the world we have experienced is the world that really exists.” …
"A solitude is the audience-chamber of God." – Walter Savage Landor
“A solitude is the audience-chamber of God.” – Walter Savage Landor
"I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms." – Voltaire
“I should like to lie at your feet and die in your arms.” – Voltaire
"Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,<br/>For strip-mined mountain’s majesty above the asphalt plain.<br/>America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,<br/>And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea." – George Carlin
“Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,For strip-mined mountain’s majesty above the asphalt plain.America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,And hides the pines with …
"God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing." – C.S. Lewis
“God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. There is no such thing.” – C.S. Lewis
"When I’m good I’m very, very good, but when I’m bad, I’m better." – Mae West
“When I’m good I’m very, very good, but when I’m bad, I’m better.” – Mae West
"You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability to overcome." – Maya Angelou
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. Please remember that your difficulties do not define you. They simply strengthen your ability …
"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So… get on your way." – Dr. Seuss
“Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So… get on your way.” – Dr. Seuss
"An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest" – Benjamin Franklin
“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest” – Benjamin Franklin
"Whatever is done for love always occurs beyond good and evil." – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Whatever is done for love always occurs beyond good and evil.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
"Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself" – Mark Twain
“Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself” – Mark Twain
"When it is darkest, men see the stars." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“When it is darkest, men see the stars.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked." – Walter Savage Landor
“Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.” – Walter Savage Landor
"It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father" – Jean de La Fontaine
“It is impossible to please all the world and one’s father” – Jean de La Fontaine
"Nothing is as burdensome as a secret. French Proverb" – French Proverb
“Nothing is as burdensome as a secret. French Proverb” – French Proverb
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." – Benjamin Franklin
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin
"Deficiency motivation doesn’t work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and who you are." – Wayne Dyer
“Deficiency motivation doesn’t work. It will lead to a life-long pursuit of try to fix me. Learn to appreciate what you have and where and …
"Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them." – Diogenes of Sinope
“Wise leaders generally have wise counselors because it takes a wise person themselves to distinguish them.” – Diogenes of Sinope
"Do let him read the papers. But not while you accusingly tiptoe around the room, or perch much like a silent bird of prey on the edge of your most uncomfortable chair. (He will read them anyway, and he should read them, so let him choose his own good time.) Don’t make a big exit. Just go. But kiss him quickly, before you go, otherwise he might think you are angry; he is used to suspecting he is doing something wrong." – Marlene Dietrich
“Do let him read the papers. But not while you accusingly tiptoe around the room, or perch much like a silent bird of prey on …
"People of humor are always in some degree people of genius." – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“People of humor are always in some degree people of genius.” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up." – Chinese Proverbs
“Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up.” – Chinese Proverbs
"No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today" – Lord Chesterfield
“No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today” – Lord Chesterfield
"Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get." – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
“Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
"I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself." – Emily Bronte
“I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.” …
"Everything is possible for him who believes." – Bible
“Everything is possible for him who believes.” – Bible
"What a cunning mixture of sentiment, pity, tenderness, irony surrounds adolescence, what knowing watchfulness! Young birds on their first flight are hardly so hovered around." – Georges Bernanos
“What a cunning mixture of sentiment, pity, tenderness, irony surrounds adolescence, what knowing watchfulness! Young birds on their first flight are hardly so hovered around.” …
"Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us." – Jane Austen
“Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to …
"Middle -age is the time of life, that a man first notices – in his wife." – Richard Armour
“Middle -age is the time of life, that a man first notices – in his wife.” – Richard Armour
"The nasty rough on this course really annoyed us. It’s hopeless if we both have double bogeys on the same hole, but it happened to us twice." – Ai Miyazato
“The nasty rough on this course really annoyed us. It’s hopeless if we both have double bogeys on the same hole, but it happened to …
"Both consumers and senior managers think green products are more expensive. It took [Philips] many years to demonstrate that the prejudice is false." – Ab Stevels
“Both consumers and senior managers think green products are more expensive. It took many years to demonstrate that the prejudice is false.” – Ab Stevels
"That’s the kind of swagger we’re playing with." – Eric Henderson
“That’s the kind of swagger we’re playing with.” – Eric Henderson
"Eat and drink with your friends but do not trade with them." – Turkish Proverb
“Eat and drink with your friends but do not trade with them.” – Turkish Proverb
"When women have a voice in national and international affairs, wars will cease forever" – Augusta Stowe-Gullen
“When women have a voice in national and international affairs, wars will cease forever” – Augusta Stowe-Gullen
"Democracy is worth dying for, because it’s the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man." – Ronald Reagan
“Democracy is worth dying for, because it’s the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.” – Ronald Reagan