Saturday, January 31, 2009

AUGUSTE RODIN

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

Friday, January 30, 2009

ANNE FRANK

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

MARK TWAIN

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

St.BASIL

He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

ANON

A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success.

Monday, January 26, 2009

MARCUS AURELIUS

I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned the hard way that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end.
Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

VICTOR HUGO

The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

MICHAEL KORDA

In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Zen Buddhist Saying

The finger pointing at the moon is not the moon.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

ERICA JONG

Everyone has a talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

How poor are they that have not patience.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

RABINDRANATH TAGORE

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.

Monday, January 19, 2009

D.H. LAWRENCE

I got the blues thinking of the future, so I left off and made some marmalade. It’s amazing how it cheers one up to shred oranges and scrub the floor.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

BUDDHA

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

MARYANNE RADMACHER-HERSHEY

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, “ I'll try again tomorrow.”

Friday, January 16, 2009

ANON

Don't ever save anything for a special occasion. Being alive is that special occasion.

Thursday, January 15, 2009

T.S.ELIOT

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. You can out-distance that which is running after you, but not what is running inside you.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

JOAN MILLS

I've gone through life believing in the strength and competence of others, never in my own. Now I discover that my capacities are real - it's like finding a fortune in the lining of an old coat.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

from the Dhammapada

Conquer the angry man by love.
Conquer the ill-natured man by goodness.
Conquer the miser with generosity.
Conquer the liar with truth.

Monday, January 12, 2009

WILLIAM ARTHUR

Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

MARK TWAIN

The best way to cheer yourself is to cheer somebody else up.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Spanish Proverb

How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then rest afterwards.

Friday, January 09, 2009

RABINDRANATH TAGORE

I slept and dreamt that life was Joy,
I woke and saw that life was Duty,
I acted and behold - Duty was Joy.

Thursday, January 08, 2009

MAYA ANGELOU

A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

STEPHEN COVEY

Begin with the end in mind.

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

DIOGENES

We have two ears and one tongue so that we would listen more and talk less.

Monday, January 05, 2009

Chinese proverb

Even a great feast has a last course

Sunday, January 04, 2009

ALBERT SCHWEITZER

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it.

Saturday, January 03, 2009

RICHARD NELSON BOLLES

One of the saddest lines in the world is - oh come now, be realistic. The best parts of this world were not fashioned by those who were realistic. They were fashioned by those who dared to look hard at their wishes and gave them horses to ride.

Friday, January 02, 2009

ANAIS NIN

I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and moulding my life, is too much of a daily event for me.

Thursday, January 01, 2009

OPRAH WINFREY

Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right.