Saturday, February 24, 2007

The great aim of education...

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.
-Herbert Spencer-

Experience teaches..

Experience teaches slowly and at the cost of mistakes.
-James A. Froude -

The only kind of dignity...

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others.
-Dag Hammarskjold-

The great thing about....

The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier.
-Bill Gates-

Speak when you are angry....

Speak when you are angry--and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret.
-Laurence J. Peter-

The ultimate measure..

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
- Martin Luther King JR-

If we had..

If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of others.


- Francois Duc de la Rochefoucauld -

The most valuable..

The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
-Thomas Jefferson-

Friday, February 23, 2007

Anything that is....

Anything that is of value in life only multiplies when it is given.
-Deepak Chopra-

Pray that your loneliness....

Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.


-Dag Hammarskjold-

Think of yourself.....


Think of yourself as on the threshhold of unparalleled success. A whole clear, glorious life lies before you
Achieve! Achieve!
-Andrew Carnegie-

Be not afraid..

Be not afraid of growing slowly.
Be afraid only of standing still.

-Chinese Proverb-

The important thing is...

The important thing is this....
To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.

-Charles Dubios-

Friday, February 9, 2007

I am still determined...

I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.
-Martha Washington-
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True love....

True love brings up everything - you're allowing a mirror to be held up to you daily.
-Jennifer Aniston -
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True friends...

True friends are those who really know you but love you anyway.
Edna Buchanan
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Saturday, February 3, 2007

It is unwise....

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

-Mahatma Gandhi-


Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

-Benjamin Franklin-

Be great in act, as you have been in thought.

-William Shakespeare-

Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?

-Jane Austen-