Wisdom for Daily Living

minigirl · Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 1:13 pm Post subject:

always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.

mahatma gandhi

jinjin · FemaleFirst Guru Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 81531

"No problem can stand the assault of sustained thinking." ~Voltaire

aquarius · Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:34 am Post subject:

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
- Mark Twain

jinjin · FemaleFirst Guru Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 81531

"Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values." ~Joshua L. Liebman

ZiaAries · Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 4:57 pm Post subject:

"Men have two emotions: hungry and horny. If you see him without an
erection, make him a sandwich."

jinjin · FemaleFirst Guru Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 81531

"It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot, irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it." ~Jacob Chanowski

Cornish11 · Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 1:16 pm Post subject:

"Do it now"

Clement Stone

jinjin · FemaleFirst Guru Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 81531

"Truth is the secret of eloquence and of virtue, the basis of moral authority; it is the highest summit of art and of life" ~Henri Frederic Amiel

ZiaAries · Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 11:41 pm Post subject:

"There is no luck except where there is discipline." - Irish Proverb

jinjin · FemaleFirst Guru Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 81531

"If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be too cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down." ~Ray Bradbury

ZiaAries · Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 8:40 am Post subject:

Jin, I'm not sure I like that guy...Mr. Bradbury that is. A possible misinterpretation on my part. Rolling Eyes

Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind.
- Bruce Lee

jinjin · FemaleFirst Guru Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 81531

"Most people spend more time and energy going around problems than in trying to solve them." ~Henry Ford

ZiaAries · Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 8:12 am Post subject:

jinjin · FemaleFirst Guru Joined: 11 Oct 2006 Posts: 81531

"We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee." ~Marian Wright Edelman

Street Angel4ever · Posted: Fri Dec 14, 2007 3:04 am Post subject:

"Bread and water can so easily become toast and tea."

Celestial Seasoning chamomile tea.

Not sure exactly came up with the quote.