Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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GK Chesterton: Religion
“It has been often said, very truly, that religion is the thing that makes the ordinary man feel extraordinary; it is an equally important truth that religion is the thing that makes the extraordinary man feel ordinary. ” —GK Chesterton.
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Francis Bacon: Money
If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said to possess him. -Francis Bacon, essayist, philosopher, and statesman (1561-1626). Embed from Getty Images
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Ivan Turgenev: Readiness
If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything, is ready, we shall never begin. Ivan Turgenev, Russian novelist and playwright. Embed from Getty Images
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Aldous Huxley: Truth
“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you mad. ” —Aldous Huxley. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/56955047
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Marcus Aelius Aurelius: Life
“Every man’s life lies within the present for the past is spent and done with, and the future is uncertain.” —Marcus Aelius Aurelius.
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Eric Cantona: Invisible visible
“It is enjoyable to make things visible which are invisible.” ~Eric Cantona.
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David Icke: Truth
“A gift of truth is the gift of love. ” —David Icke. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/508206207
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Thomas Jefferson: Democracy
“A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine. ” Thomas Jefferson. Embed from Getty Images
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Agatha Christie: Success
“Most successes are unhappy. That’s why they are successes – they have to reassure themselves about themselves by achieving something that the world will notice. ” Agatha Christie. Embed from Getty Images
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Robert J. Ringer: Reality
“Reality isn’t the way you wish things to be, nor the way they appear to be, but the way they actually are. ” —Robert J. Ringer.
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Jean de la Bruyere: Laugh
“We should laugh before being happy, for fear of dying without having laughed. ” —Jean de la Bruyere. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/500531231
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Zora Neale Hurston: Years
There are years that ask questions and years that answer. -Zora Neale Hurston, folklorist and writer (7 Jan 1891-1960).
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Isak Dinesen: Sorrow
“All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story or tell a story about them. ” Isak Dinesen. Embed from Getty Images
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Cherokee Proverb: Life
“When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.” Cherokee Proverb.
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Andre Maurois: Smile
“Smile, for everyone lacks self-confidence and more than any other one thing a smile reassures them. ” Andre Maurois.
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Winston Churchill: Courage
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. ” Winston Churchill
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Wolfgang von Goethe: Greatness
“For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himself as greater than he is.” —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher (1749-1832). http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/464664771
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Les Brown: Limitations
“Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.” —Les Brown, author and TV personality.
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Norman Vincent Peale: Life's battles
“Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory. ” —Norman Vincent Peale. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/502495973
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George H Lewes: Originality
“Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism. ” George H Lewes.
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Merton Miller: In practice
“But in practice, if often comes down to not suffering a loss as big as the huge gain you made a while ago. ”—Merton Miller.
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David Riesman: Free and equal
“The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men are created different; they lose their social freedom and their individual autonomy in seeking to become like each other. ” David Riesman. Embed from Getty Images
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Alice Roosevelt Longworth: Simple philosophy
“I have a simple philosophy: Fill what’s empty. Empty what’s full. Scratch where it itches.” ~Alice Roosevelt Longworth, American writer, socialite. Embed from Getty Images
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Neil Gaiman: Mistakes
“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re doing something.” —Neil Gaiman.
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Jonathan Edwards: Resolutions
“Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.” —Jonathan Edwards. Embed from Getty Images
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Best day in the year
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.“ —Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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James X. Mullen: Freedom
“Freedom is being able to live with the consequences of your decisions.” James X. Mullen.
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Andre Maurois: Virtues men pass by
“Modesty and unselfishness – these are the virtues which men praise – and pass by. ”—Andre Maurois. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/508017049
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Life
“Life is a perpetual instruction in cause and effect.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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Ryan Hall: Never-ending journey
“I have my own unique road that has had many exciting ups and heart-breaking downs, but one thing I know is that my journey is not over and the best is yet to come.” —Ryan Hall, Olympic marathoner. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/137007938
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Jack Welch: Self-confidence
“Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because then they will act. ” —Jack Welch.
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William Shakespeare: Lechery
“Lechery, sir, it provokes and unprovokes; it provokes the desire but takes away the performance.” ~William Shakespeare in Macbeth. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/464420221
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Albert Einstein: Experimentation
“No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong. ” —Albert Einstein. Embed from Getty Images
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Edward Gibbon: Fanaticism
“Fanaticism obliterates the feelings of humanity. ” Edward Gibbon. Embed from Getty Images
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Edward Dahlberg: Suffering
“We cannot live, suffer or die for somebody else, for suffering is too precious to be shared. ” Edward Dahlberg. Embed from Getty Images
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Jonathan Swift: Promises and pie-crust
“Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken. ” Jonathan Swift. Embed from Getty Images
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Gerald W. Johnson: Heroes
“Heroes are created by popular demand, sometimes out of the scantiest materials, or none at all. ” Gerald W. Johnson.
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Mark Twain: Humorist
“No man need be a humorist all his life. As the patent medicine man says, there is hope for all.” ~Mark Twain.
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Pele: Enthusiasm
“Enthusiasm is everything. It must be taut and vibrating like a guitar string.” ~Pele.
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Jay Leno: Christmas in Washington DC
The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn’t for any religious reasons. They couldn’t find three wise men and a virgin. —Jay Leno. Embed from Getty Images
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Lucinda Franks: Christmas in Bethlehem
“Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men falling to their knees in adoration of the sweet baby, the incarnation of perfect love.” —Lucinda Franks. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/815645
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Adam Smith: Man and woman
“Humanity is the virtue of a woman, generosity that of a man. ” Adam Smith.
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Martha Gellhorn: Citizenship
“Citizenship is a tough occupation which obliges the citizen to make his own informed opinion and stand by it. ” Martha Gellhorn. Embed from Getty Images
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Benjamin Rush: Controversy
“Controversy is only dreaded by the advocates of error. ” Benjamin Rush. Embed from Getty Images
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Titus Maccius Plautus: Contented mind
“A contented mind is the best source for trouble. ” Titus Maccius Plautus.
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John Leonard: Embarassment
“To be capable of embarrassment is the beginning of moral consciousness. Honor grows from qualms.” —John Leonard, critic (1939-2008).
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Charles de Lint: Inimical intentions
“It may sound trite, but using the weapons of the enemy, no matter how good one’s intentions, makes one the enemy.” —Charles de Lint, writer and folk musician (b. 1951).
