Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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Oscar Wilde: Money
When I was young I thought that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old I know that it is. Oscar Wilde
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Marilyn Ferguson: Fear and freedom
“Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is freedom. ” Marilyn Ferguson.
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Sunday snicker
Originally posted on Just Cruisin 2: One Sunday morning, the pastor noticed little Alex was staring up at the large plaque that hung in the foyer of the church. The plaque was covered with names, and small American flags were mounted on either side of it. The seven-year old had been staring at the plaque…
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Kahlil Gibran: Words
Words are timeless. You should utter them or write them with a knowledge of their timelessness. -Kahlil Gibran, mystic, poet, and artist (1883-1931).
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Mitch Albom: Getting older
“If you’re always battling against getting older, you’re always going to be unhappy, because it’s going to happen anyhow. ” Mitch Albom.
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Bernard Meltzer: Talents
“Use those talents you have. You will make it. You will give joy to the world. Take this tip from nature: The woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except those who sang best. ” Bernard Meltzer.
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Jeanette Winterson: Getting older
“I think people deceive themselves about themselves, particularly as they get older. ” Jeanette Winterson.
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Bob Marley: Color blind
If you’re white and you’re wrong, then you’re wrong; if you’re black and you’re wrong, you’re wrong. People are people. Black, blue, pink, green – God make no rules about color; only society make rules where my people suffer, and that why we must have redemption and redemption now. Bob Marley
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Enemies
Originally posted on Mindfulbalance: We encounter a lot of “enemies” each day – queues, bad weather, deadlines, meetings that don’t go according to plan, traffic slowing us down when we are in a hurry, people who disagree with us, events we do not like. We instinctively try to avoid, grumble about them and turn them…
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Courage
“A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before. ” Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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Benjamin Franklin: Injuries and benefits
“Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble. ” Benjamin Franklin.
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Anthony de Mello: Hostility and fear
“It is a great mystery that though the human heart longs for Truth, in which alone it finds liberation and delight, the first reaction of human beings to Truth is one of hostility and fear! ” Anthony de Mello.
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Anonymous: Four men
It chanced upon a winter’s night, Safe sheltered from the weather, The board was spread for only one, yet four men dined together. There sat the man I meant to be In glory spurred and booted. And close beside him to the right The Man I am reputed. The Man I thought myself to be…
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Josiah Royce: Errors
“No consensus of men can make an error erroneous. We can only find or commit an error, not create it. When we commit an error, we say what was an error already. ” Josiah Royce.
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#4
Originally posted on ChaosToSilence: Story is the symbolized version of the truth … TRUE You can get confused with symbols … TRUE
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Elie Wiesel: Shadows
Most people think that shadows follow, precede, or surround beings or objects. The truth is that they also surround words, ideas, desires, deeds, impulses and memories. -Elie Wiesel, writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1928).
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Unknown: Rainbow and the rain
“If you want to have the rainbow, Then sometimes you’re gonna have to deal with the rain.” Unknown
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Knute Rockne: Losers and failures
“Show me a good and gracious loser and I’ll show you a failure. ” Knute Rockne
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Mitch Albom: Culture
“You have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn’t work, don’t buy it. ” Mitch Albom
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Samuel Fuller: Common sense
“We have too many intellectuals who are afraid to use the pistol of common sense. ” Samuel Fuller
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Amos Bronson Alcott: Ignorance
“To be ignorant of one’s ignorance is the malady of the ignorant. ” Amos Bronson Alcott.
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Louise Bogan: Prolonged childhood
“But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland. It becomes a hell. ” Louise Bogan.
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Sacha Guitry: Serious or witty?
“You can pretend to be serious; you can’t pretend to be witty. ” Sacha Guitry.
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Josh Billings: Surprised at nothing
“There is no greater evidence of superior intelligence than to be surprised at nothing. ” Josh Billings.
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Dinesh C. Paliwal: Office Politics
“If you see or smell anything like politics, kill it.” –Dinesh C. Paliwal, CEO of Harman International Industries, as quoted in the New York Times.
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John F. Kennedy: Myth and truth
“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. ” John F. Kennedy.
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Ralph Marston: Rest and refresh
“Rest when you’re weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work. ” Ralph Marston.
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Charlie Chaplin: Life
Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot. -Charlie Chaplin, actor, director, and composer (1889-1977).
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George Dennison Prentice: Vanity
“It is in vain to hope to please all alike. Let a man stand with his face in what direction he will, he must necessarily turn his back on one half of the world. ” —George Dennison Prentice.
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Brit Hume: Fairness
“Fairness is not an attitude. It’s a professional skill that must be developed and exercised. ” Brit Hume.
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Theodore Roosevelt: Moment of decision
“In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is do nothing.” —Theodore Roosevelt.
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Henry van Dyke: Talent
Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be a very silent place if no birds sang except the best. -Henry van Dyke, poet (1852-1933).
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Eva Longoria: Hunters versus farmers
“I’ve always said I want a farmer, not a hunter. Hunters go for the kill and they move on. A farmer nurtures; he watches things grow. ” Eva Longoria.
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Diane Grant: Walk alone
It’s better to walk alone than with a crowd going in the wrong direction.” — Diane Grant, Canadian playwright and screenwriter.
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Edwin Louis Cole: Limited men
“Men are limited by the knowledge of their minds, the worth of their characters and the principles upon which they are building their lives. ” Edwin Louis Cole.
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Winston Churchill: Continuous effort
“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential. ” —Winston Churchill.
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Nicole Scherzinger: Ruthless and selfish
“If believing in yourself and going after what you want in life and realising your worth is ruthless and selfish, then I’m definitely ruthless and selfish.” —Nicole Scherzinger.
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Ram Gopal Verma: "I missed you"
“The biggest lie in history has to be ‘I missed you!!'” —Ram Gopal Verma.
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Saint Francis of Assisi: Patience and humility
“We can never tell how patient or humble a person is when everything is going well with him. But when those who should co-operate with him do the exact opposite, then we can tell. A man has as much patience and humility as he has then, and no more.” —Saint Francis of Assisi.
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Thomas Szasz: Duty and selfishness
“It is easier to do one’s duty to others than to one’s self. If you do your duty to others, you are considered reliable. If you do your duty to yourself, you are considered selfish.” —Thomas Szasz.
