Thursday, August 31, 2006

ECCLESIASTICUS

Trust also your own judgment, for it is your most reliable counsellor. A man's mind has sometimes a way of telling him more than seven watchmen posted on a high tower.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

BUDDHA

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

JACKSON BROWN

In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins - not through strength but by perseverance.

Monday, August 28, 2006

Dr SEUSS

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

Sunday, August 27, 2006

ASHLEY SMITH

Life is full of beauty.
Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child and the smiling faces.
Smell the rain and feel the wind.
Live your life to the fullest potential and fight for your dreams.

Saturday, August 26, 2006

HENRY HASKINS

The man who is too old to learn
Was probably always too old to learn.

Friday, August 25, 2006

BUDDHA

My teaching is not a philosophy. It is the result of direct experience - it is a means of practice, not something to hold on to or worship.
It is like a raft used to cross a river - only a fool would carry the raft around after he had already reached the other shore of liberation.

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Chinese Proverb

Enjoy yourself - it’s later than you think

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

WILLIAM CONGREVE

Defer not till tomorrow to be wise,
Tomorrow’s sun to thee may never rise

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

DALAI LAMA

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

Monday, August 21, 2006

WILLIAM LOUDEN

To be sure of good health - eat lightly, breathe deeply, live moderately, cultivate cheerfulness, and maintain an interest in life.

Friday, August 11, 2006

CHUANG TZU

As rain falls on the just and the unjust alike, let your heart be untroubled by judgments and let your kindness rain on all.

Thursday, August 10, 2006

JOHN LENNON

We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it.

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

ANON

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

HENRY VAN DYKE

Time is
Too slow for those who wait
Too swift for those who fear
Too long for those who grieve
Too short for those who rejoice
But for those who love
Time is eternity

(Lines read at the funeral of Princess Diana)

Monday, August 07, 2006

from Monty Python "The Meaning of Life"

The meaning of life is nothing very special. Try to be nice to people, avoid eating fat, read a good book every now and then, get some walking in, and try and live together in peace and harmony with people of all creeds and nations.

Sunday, August 06, 2006

HELEN KELLER

When one door of happiness closes, another opens. But often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.

Saturday, August 05, 2006

CHRISTOPHER MORLEY

Read every day something no one else is reading. Think every day something no one else is thinking. Do every day something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity.

Friday, August 04, 2006

Arabic Saying

Write the bad things that are done to you in sand, but write the good things that happen to you on a piece of marble.

Thursday, August 03, 2006

ANNE FRANK

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

FRIDTJOF NANSEN

The difficult is what takes a little time.
The impossible is what takes a little longer.

Tuesday, August 01, 2006

MARK TWAIN

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.