Tuesday, August 31, 2010

FRANCOIS de la ROCHEFOUCAULD

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

Monday, August 30, 2010

HELEN KELLER

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

NADINE STAIR

If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. I would go to more dances. I would ride more merry-go-rounds. I would pick more daisies.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

ROBERT HEINLEIN

Always listen to the experts. They'll tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it.

Friday, August 27, 2010

ROBERT BURNS

The best laid schemes o’ mice and men gang aft agley.
[No matter how carefully plans are made, they often go wrong]

Thursday, August 26, 2010

General DOUGLAS MACARTHUR

Have a good plan.
Execute it violently.
Do it today!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

MARCUS AURELIUS

Tell yourself each morning - today I shall meet an envious man, an ungrateful one and a bully, and if I had their life I could easily become one too.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

EDWARD R. MURROW

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

Monday, August 23, 2010

HORACE WALPOLE

The way to ensure summer in England is to have it framed and glazed in a comfortable room.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

ANON

You’ll never plough a field by turning it over in your mind.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

AMANDA McBROOM

It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance.
It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes a chance.
It's the one who won't be taken who cannot seem to give,
And the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Ethiopian Saying

The fool speaks, the wise man listens.


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Friday, August 13, 2010

MARIE CURIE

Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

DAVE BARRY

People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

SOCRATES

Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

BENJAMIN DISRAELI

A fear of becoming ridiculous is the best guide in life.

Monday, August 09, 2010

DEEPAK CHOPRA

The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers.


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Sunday, August 08, 2010

ANON

My grandpa notes the world's worn cogs
And says we're going to the dogs.
His grandpa in his house of logs
Said things were going to the dogs.
His grandpa in the Flemish bogs
Said things were going to the dogs.
His grandpa in his hairy togs
Said things were going to the dogs.
But this is what I wish to state.
The dogs have had a long, long wait.


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Saturday, August 07, 2010

VICKIE BAUM

There are short cuts to happiness and dancing is one of them.


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Friday, August 06, 2010

ALBERT SCHWEITZER

Success is not the key to happiness, happiness is the key to success.

Thursday, August 05, 2010

ALEXANDER POPE

Be sure yourself and your own reach to know,
How far your genius, taste and learning go.
Launch not beyond your depth, but be discreet,
And mark that point where sense and dullness meet.

Wednesday, August 04, 2010

BARCLAY KNAPP

Now is the time to start! You can sort out the details later.

Tuesday, August 03, 2010

LAO TZU

The wise man does not lay up treasure - his riches are within. The more he gives to others, the more he has of his own.

Monday, August 02, 2010

WILLIAM JAMES

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

Sunday, August 01, 2010

SOREN KIERKEGAARD

Life can only be understood backwards. But it must be lived forwards.