Thought for Today – life
“Ignorance makes you believe that life functions haphazardly. Wisdom teaches you that everything that happens in this theatre of life has profound significance. What you …
Month: July 2011
William Shakespeare – do wrong to none
“We should endeavour to ‘Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none’” ~William Shakespeare
Dr Susan Shumsky – beauteous bounty
“Open your heart to receive your good. God’s beauteous bounty flows freely and abundantly.” ~ Dr Susan Shumsky
Edgar Watson Howe – friends
“Instead of loving your enemies — treat your friends a little better.” ~Edgar Watson Howe,
Das Geheimnis des erfolgreichen Börsengeschäftes liegt darin, zu erkennen, was der Durchschnittsbürger glaubt, dass der Durschnittsbürger tut. ~~~ John Maynard Keynes
Das Geheimnis des erfolgreichen Börsengeschäftes liegt darin, zu erkennen, was der Durchschnittsbürger glaubt, dass der Durschnittsbürger tut. John Maynard Keynes
A man’s library is a sort of harem. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
A man’s library is a sort of harem. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
P. D. James
“What a child doesn’t receive he can seldom later give.” P. D. James quotes
Judy Grahn
“What you will do matters. All you need is to do it.” Judy Grahn quotes
Audre Lorde
“Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge.” Audre Lorde quotes
Nicholas Sparks
“Loving once and only once is possible – anything is possible.” Nicholas Sparks quotes
Oliver Cromwell
“Nature can do more than physicians.” Oliver Cromwell quotes
If you live in the river you should make friends with the crocodile. -Proverb, Indian
If you live in the river you should make friends with the crocodile. -Proverb, Indian
Die Menschen glauben fest an das, was sie wünschen. ~~~ Gaius Julius Cäsar
Die Menschen glauben fest an das, was sie wünschen. Gaius Julius Cäsar
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton
“Man only of all earthly creatures, asks, Can the dead die forever? – and the instinct that urges the question is God’s answer to man, …
It isn’t true that convicts live like animals: animals have more room to move around. -Llosa, Mario Vargas
It isn’t true that convicts live like animals: animals have more room to move around. -Llosa, Mario Vargas
Großes geschieht, wenn Mensch und Berg sich treffen.
Großes geschieht, wenn Mensch und Berg sich treffen.
San Agustín – 14/7/2011
Reza como si todo dependiera de Dios. Trabaja como si todo dependiera de ti. Frases de San Agustín – 14/7/2011
Annie Romein-Verschoor
Als ik niet ijdel ben, dan is het uit hooghartigheid en emotioneel perfectionisme. Ik speel niet mee om niet gepakt te worden door het zielige …
Es wäre dumm, sich über die Welt zu ärgern.
Es wäre dumm, sich über die Welt zu ärgern. Sie kümmert sich nicht darum. (Marcus Aurelius)
There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge. -Hill, Napoleon
There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge. -Hill, Napoleon
"Save a boyfriend for a rainy day – and another, in case it doesn’t rain." – Mae West
“Save a boyfriend for a rainy day – and another, in case it doesn’t rain.” – Mae West
We are all worms, but I do believe I am a glowworm. -Churchill, Winston
We are all worms, but I do believe I am a glowworm. -Churchill, Winston
William Arthur Ward – unexpressed gratitude
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” ~William Arthur Ward
Louis L’Amour – home
“A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner, so if one’s life is cold and bare he can blame none but himself.” ~Louis …
Booker T. Washington – learning
“I think I began learning long ago that those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.” ~Booker T. Washington
Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Manners require time, and nothing is more vulgar than haste. -Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Junot Diaz
“A writer is a writer not because she writes well and easily, because she has amazing talent, because everything she does is golden. In my …
Patricia Russell-McCloud
“Life is an escalator: You can move forward or backward; you can not remain still.” Patricia Russell-McCloud quotes
John McGraw
“My boy, one small breeze doesn’t make a wind storm.” John McGraw quotes
Anyone who has struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor. -Baldwin, James
Anyone who has struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor. -Baldwin, James
Eudora Welty
“All serious daring starts from within.” Eudora Welty quotes
Edwards, Harry
We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open. Edwards, Harry quotes
Chapman, Maria Weston
Slavery can only be abolished by raising the character of the people who compose the nation; and that can be done only by showing them …
Pell, Claiborne
My opponent called me a cream puff. Well, I rushed out and got the baker’s union to endorse me. Pell, Claiborne quotes
Capone, Al
You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone. Capone, Al quotes
Beamon, Bob
Whatever you do, don’t do it halfway. Beamon, Bob quotes
Simon, John
Democracy encourages the majority to decide things about which the majority is blissfully ignorant. Simon, John quotes
Self-denial is not a virtue, it is only the effect of prudence on rascality. -Shaw, George Bernard
Self-denial is not a virtue, it is only the effect of prudence on rascality. -Shaw, George Bernard
Anon – time of prayer
“Having a life time of prayer, talking to God become natural as breathing…it’s the presence of God … moment by moment reality” ~Anon
JK Rowling – strength
“You will never truly know yourself or the strength of your relationships until both have been tested by adversity.” ~J.K. Rowling