Sunday, November 30, 2008

HENRY WARD BEECHER

The difference between perseverance and obstinacy is that one often comes from a strong will, and the other from a strong won't.

Saturday, November 29, 2008

DIOGENES

It was a favourite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that a man could spend.

Friday, November 28, 2008

ALBERT SCHWEITZER

Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.

Thursday, November 27, 2008

ANON

Sow a thought and you reap an action.
Sow an act and you reap a habit.
Sow a habit and you reap a character.
Sow a character and you reap a destiny.

[attributed to many sources]

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

SOCRATES

Let him that would move the world first move himself.

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

JIM RYUN

Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.

Monday, November 24, 2008

JAMES EARL JONES

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Buddhist Saying

Do not speak, unless it improves on silence.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

St TERESA of AVILA

The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved.
 

Friday, November 21, 2008

EDWARD R. MURROW

To be persuasive, we must be believable.
To be believable, we must be credible.
To be credible, we must be truthful.
   

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Gaelic Saying

Cha bhi fios aire math an tobair gus an trĂ igh e.
(The value of the well is not known until it goes dry.)

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

JAMES ALLEN

The greatest achievements were at first and for a time dreams. The oak sleeps in the acorn.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

ELISABETH KUBLER-ROSS

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within.

Monday, November 17, 2008

Swedish Proverb

Fear less, hope more.
Whine less, breathe more.
Talk less, say more.
Hate less, love more,
And all good things are yours.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

BOB HOPE

I have seen what a laugh can do.  It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable, even hopeful.

Saturday, November 15, 2008

DAVID O. McKAY

Find a purpose in life so big it will challenge every capacity to be at your best. 

Friday, November 14, 2008

HEDA BEJAR

The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

PLATO

At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

EUGENE O’NEILL

I have had my dance with Folly, nor do I shirk the blame,
I have sipped the so-called Wine of Life and paid the price of shame,
But I know that I shall find surcease, the rest my spirit craves,
Where the rainbows play in the flying spray,
'Mid the keen salt kiss of the waves.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

BUDDHA

Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike. Each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.

Monday, November 10, 2008

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Sunday, November 09, 2008

African Proverb

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

Saturday, November 08, 2008

JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER

No longer forward nor behind
I look in hope or fear,
But, grateful, take the good I find,
The best of now and here.

Friday, November 07, 2008

CONFUCIUS

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

Thursday, November 06, 2008

The DALAI LAMA

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

GOETHE

Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded.

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

ANON

When the game is over, the king and the pawn go back into the same box.