"He who sees the calamity of other people finds his own calamity light" – Arabian Proverb
“He who sees the calamity of other people finds his own calamity light” – Arabian Proverb
Month: May 2010
"What we have to do is try to pick up as many strokes as possible tomorrow. I believe we’ll able to shoot very low if our combination works nicely." – Ai Miyazato
“What we have to do is try to pick up as many strokes as possible tomorrow. I believe we’ll able to shoot very low if …
"We have to find out what is exactly happening. We have all heard about this then we have to see if it is confirmed." – Friso Roscam Abbing
“We have to find out what is exactly happening. We have all heard about this then we have to see if it is confirmed.” – …
"A fool may be known by six things: anger, without cause; speech, without profit; change, without progress; inquiry, without object; putting trust in a stranger, and mistaking foes for friends" – Arabian Proverb
“A fool may be known by six things: anger, without cause; speech, without profit; change, without progress; inquiry, without object; putting trust in a stranger, …
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm." – Winston Churchill
“Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill
"The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination." – Voltaire
“The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.” – Voltaire
"Thorns and roses grow on the same tree." – Turkish Proverb
“Thorns and roses grow on the same tree.” – Turkish Proverb
"It’s a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done." – Harriet Beecher Stowe
“It’s a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe
"It is the truth that irritates a person." – Spanish Proverb
“It is the truth that irritates a person.” – Spanish Proverb
"Fear not for the future, weep not for the past" – Percy Bysshe Shelley
“Fear not for the future, weep not for the past” – Percy Bysshe Shelley
"The weight of this sad time we must obey;<br/>Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say." – William Shakespeare
“The weight of this sad time we must obey;Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say.” – William Shakespeare
"But the eyes are blind. One must look with the heart…" – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“But the eyes are blind. One must look with the heart…” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
"People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an enemy a woman who, well treated, might have been an angel." – Andre Maurois
“People are what you make them. A scornful look turns into a complete fool a man of average intelligence. A contemptuous indifference turns into an …
"Though physician to others, yet himself full of sores" – Latin Proverb
“Though physician to others, yet himself full of sores” – Latin Proverb
"It’s not what’s happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it’s your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you’re going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny." – Anthony Robbins
“It’s not what’s happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it’s your decisions about what …
"Think about any attachments that are depleting your emotional reserves. Consider letting them go." – Oprah Winfrey
“Think about any attachments that are depleting your emotional reserves. Consider letting them go.” – Oprah Winfrey
"He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted" – Lao Tzu
“He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted” – Lao Tzu
"The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I’m just not close enough to get the job done." – George Carlin
“The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on …
"Things may come to those who wait…but only the things left by those who hustle." – Abraham Lincoln
“Things may come to those who wait…but only the things left by those who hustle.” – Abraham Lincoln
""Pooh," said Rabbit kindly, "you haven’t any brain." <br/>"I know," said Pooh humbly." – Winnie the Pooh
“”Pooh,” said Rabbit kindly, “you haven’t any brain.” “I know,” said Pooh humbly.” – Winnie the Pooh
"You are you. Now, isn’t that pleasant?" – Dr. Seuss
“You are you. Now, isn’t that pleasant?” – Dr. Seuss
"The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not." – Mark Twain
“The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not.” …
"In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always." – Walter Savage Landor
“In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.” – Walter Savage Landor
"Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable." – Jean de La Fontaine
“Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.” – Jean de La Fontaine
"If food were free, why work?" – Doug Horton
“If food were free, why work?” – Doug Horton
"Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer" – George Herbert
“Deceive not thy physician, confessor, nor lawyer” – George Herbert
"The sky was clear — remarkably clear — and the twinkling of all the stars seemed to be but throbs of one body, timed by a common pulse." – Thomas Hardy
“The sky was clear — remarkably clear — and the twinkling of all the stars seemed to be but throbs of one body, timed by …
"Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." – Benjamin Franklin
“Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.” – Benjamin Franklin
"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants." – Epictetus
“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” – Epictetus
"The greater the sinner, the greater the saint" – English Proverb
“The greater the sinner, the greater the saint” – English Proverb
"What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us" – Henry Van Dyke
“What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us” – Henry Van Dyke
"We are the children of our landscape; it dictates behavior and even thought in the measure to which we are responsive to it" – Lawrence Durrell
“We are the children of our landscape; it dictates behavior and even thought in the measure to which we are responsive to it” – Lawrence …
"Until they come to see us from their planet, I wait patiently. I hear them saying: Don’t call us, we’ll call you." – Marlene Dietrich
“Until they come to see us from their planet, I wait patiently. I hear them saying: Don’t call us, we’ll call you.” – Marlene Dietrich
"It receives but does not keep." – Chuang Tzu
“It receives but does not keep.” – Chuang Tzu
"Beauty is the wisdom of women. Wisdom is the beauty of men." – Chinese Proverbs
“Beauty is the wisdom of women. Wisdom is the beauty of men.” – Chinese Proverbs
"Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies." – Lord Chesterfield
“Little, vicious minds abound with anger and revenge, and are incapable of feeling the pleasure of forgiving their enemies.” – Lord Chesterfield
"The robe of flesh wears thin, and with the years God shines through all things." – John Buchan
“The robe of flesh wears thin, and with the years God shines through all things.” – John Buchan
"It was a feeling that I couldn’t describe. My wife and I stayed in the shelter for three weeks and she took sick." – Robert Brown
“It was a feeling that I couldn’t describe. My wife and I stayed in the shelter for three weeks and she took sick.” – Robert …
"Until it is kindled by a spirit as flamingly alive as the one which gave it birth a book is dead to us. Words divested of their magic are but dead hieroglyphs." – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
“Until it is kindled by a spirit as flamingly alive as the one which gave it birth a book is dead to us. Words divested …
"Honest people don’t hide their deeds." – Emily Bronte
“Honest people don’t hide their deeds.” – Emily Bronte