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“A critic is someone who knows the way, but can’t drive the car.”
- Anonymous
“If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.”
- Albert Einstein
“It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion.”
- William Randolph Inge
TWO WOLVES
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said, “My son, the battle is between two “wolves” inside us all.
One is Evil.
It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority and ego.
The other is Good.
It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.”
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: “Which wolf wins?”
The old Cherokee simply replied,
“The one you feed.”
“To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being.”
- Mahatma Gandhi
NON CARBORUNDUM ILLEGITIMI
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down”.
Lost warriors have only to open their eyes to find the right and good path.
- Chief Red Mountain
To be fully present within this moment is a state of mind so powerful in its ability to heal and extend peace that it cannot be even hinted at in words. Anxiety, the only alternative to trust them what is happening, is a state of immobilization caused by are focusing on what we believe cannot be changed, on what is over, or on what has not yet occurred.
- Hugh Prather
Think freely. Smile often.
Tell those you love that you do.
Rediscover old friends.
Make new ones. Hope. Grow. Give.
Give in. Pick some daisies. Share them.
Keep a promise. Laugh heartily.
Reach out. Let someone in. Hug a kid.
Slowdown. See a surprise.
Listen to rain. Trust life.
Have faith. Enjoy. Made some mistakes.
Learn from them. Explore the unknown.
Celebrate life. Be alive.
- Jan Michelsen
Draw from others the lesson that may profit yourself.
- Terence
A single grateful thought toward heaven is the most complete prayer.
- Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
One cannot have wisdom without living life.
- Dorothy McCall
You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.
- John Morley, statesman and writer (1838-1923)
Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.
- Unknown
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
- Mark Twain
“One is not born into the world to do everything, but to do something.”
- Henry David Thoreau
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don´t resist them. That only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.
- Lao-Tse
Not everything that counts can be counted and Not everything that can be counted counts.
- Albert Einstein
“The true test of civilization is, not the census, nor the size of cities, nor the crops, but the kind of people that the country turns out.”
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
- English proverb
The important thing is not to stop questioning.
- Albert Einstein
Before Enlightenment
Chop wood
Carry water
After Enlightenment
Chop wood
Carry water
- Zen proverb
The most powerful thing you can do to change the world, is to change your own beliefs about the nature of life, people, reality, to something more positive …….. and begin to act accordingly.
- Shakti Gawain, Creative Visualization
You cannot discover new oceans until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.
- unknown