"Even though you know a thousand things, ask the man who knows one" – Turkish Proverb
“Even though you know a thousand things, ask the man who knows one” – Turkish Proverb
Month: May 2010
"One would like to be grand and heroic, if one could; but if not, why try at all? One wants to be very something, very great, very heroic; or if not that, then at least very stylish and very fashionable. It is this everlasting mediocrity that bores me." – Harriet Beecher Stowe
“One would like to be grand and heroic, if one could; but if not, why try at all? One wants to be very something, very …
"An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship." – Spanish Proverb
“An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship.” – Spanish Proverb
"We look before and after, And pine for what is not; Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught; Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought" – Percy Bysshe Shelley
“We look before and after, And pine for what is not; Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught; Our sweetest songs are those that …
"I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig, you get dirty; and besides, the pig likes it." – George Bernard Shaw
“I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig, you get dirty; and besides, the pig likes it.” – George Bernard Shaw
"Words are easy, like the wind; Faithful friends are hard to find." – William Shakespeare
“Words are easy, like the wind; Faithful friends are hard to find.” – William Shakespeare
"If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea" – Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach …
"There are no easy answers’ but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right." – Ronald Reagan
“There are no easy answers’ but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” – Ronald …
"The essence of a man is found in his faults." – Francis Picabia
“The essence of a man is found in his faults.” – Francis Picabia
"To administer is to govern: to govern is to reign. That is the essence of the problem." – Comte de Mirabeau
“To administer is to govern: to govern is to reign. That is the essence of the problem.” – Comte de Mirabeau
"A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day." – Andre Maurois
“A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.” – Andre Maurois
"The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. The genius of a good leader is to leave behind him a situation which common sense, without the grace of genius, can deal with successfully." – Walter Lippmann
“The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on. The genius …
"A mind conscious of innocence laughs at the lies of rumor" – Latin Proverb
“A mind conscious of innocence laughs at the lies of rumor” – Latin Proverb
"Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear the perspicacity, guide the judgment, or improve the heart." – Walter Savage Landor
“Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear the perspicacity, guide the judgment, …
"A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain" – Arabian Proverb
“A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is rain” – Arabian Proverb
"Declare today “sacred time”—off-limits to everyone, unless invited by you. Take care of your personal wants and needs. Say no, graciously but firmly, to others’ demands." – Oprah Winfrey
“Declare today “sacred time”—off-limits to everyone, unless invited by you. Take care of your personal wants and needs. Say no, graciously but firmly, to others’ …
"Say as you think and speak it from your souls." – William Shakespeare
“Say as you think and speak it from your souls.” – William Shakespeare
"I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures." – Lao Tzu
“I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.” – Lao Tzu
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." – Aristotle
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle
"The reason I talk to myself is that I’m the only one whose answers I accept" – George Carlin
“The reason I talk to myself is that I’m the only one whose answers I accept” – George Carlin
"To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark, motionless, airless–it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable." – C.S. Lewis
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make …
"Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love." – Mahatma Gandhi
“Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.” – Mahatma Gandhi
"A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise." – Winnie the Pooh
“A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise.” – Winnie the Pooh
"I meant what I said and I said what I meant." – Dr. Seuss
“I meant what I said and I said what I meant.” – Dr. Seuss
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one." – Mark Twain
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then …
"Ah, what avails the sceptred race! / Ah, what the form divine!" – Walter Savage Landor
“Ah, what avails the sceptred race! / Ah, what the form divine!” – Walter Savage Landor
"Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, or one of the people." – Jean de La Fontaine
“Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue, no matter whether he be a prince, …
"Drive slow and enjoy the scenery — drive fast and join the scenery." – Doug Horton
“Drive slow and enjoy the scenery — drive fast and join the scenery.” – Doug Horton
"One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father" – George Herbert
“One father is enough to govern one hundred sons, but not a hundred sons one father” – George Herbert
"Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity" – Thomas Hardy
“Patience, that blending of moral courage with physical timidity” – Thomas Hardy
"When we don’t have what we like, we must like what we have." – French Proverb
“When we don’t have what we like, we must like what we have.” – French Proverb
"If you would not be forgotton as soon as you are dead and rotten, Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." – Benjamin Franklin
“If you would not be forgotton as soon as you are dead and rotten, Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” – …
"Difficulties are things that show a person what they are." – Epictetus
“Difficulties are things that show a person what they are.” – Epictetus
"Old habits die hard." – English Proverb
“Old habits die hard.” – English Proverb
"Who can explain the secret pathos of Nature’s loveliness? It is a touch of melancholy inherited from our mother Eve. It is an unconscious memory of the lost Paradise. It is the sense that even if we should find another Eden, we would not be fit to enjoy it perfectly nor stay in it forever." – Henry Van Dyke
“Who can explain the secret pathos of Nature’s loveliness? It is a touch of melancholy inherited from our mother Eve. It is an unconscious memory …
"Everyone loathes his own country and countrymen if he is any sort of artist." – Lawrence Durrell
“Everyone loathes his own country and countrymen if he is any sort of artist.” – Lawrence Durrell
"Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they don’t like him." – Marlene Dietrich
“Most women set out to try to change a man, and when they have changed him they don’t like him.” – Marlene Dietrich
"No man does anything from a single motive" – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
“No man does anything from a single motive” – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
"Those who realize their folly are not true fools" – Chuang Tzu
“Those who realize their folly are not true fools” – Chuang Tzu
"To understand your parents’ love bear your own children" – Chinese Proverbs
“To understand your parents’ love bear your own children” – Chinese Proverbs