Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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George Macdonald: To be trusted
”To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.” ~ George Macdonald.
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Jazz Dela Salde: My wish for you
“This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt,…
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Richard Needham: Everybody and anybody
A sensible man knows you can’t please Everybody. A wise man knows you can’t please Anybody…—Richard Needham
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Peachy Centeno: Give it a try
“It’s impossible.” said pride. “It’s risky.” said experience. “It’s pointless.” said reason. “Give it a try.” whispered the heart. —Peachy Centeno
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Margaret Bonnano: Happily ever after
”It is only possible to live happily-ever-after on a day-to-day basis.” ~ Margaret Bonnano.
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Carl Sagan: Dolphinese
“It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English — up to fifty words used in correct context — no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.”—Carl Sagan, astronomer and writer (1934-1996).
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T.S. Eliot: Life,wisdom,knowledge
Where is the Life we have lost in living? Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? —T.S. Eliot, poet (1888-1965).
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E.B. White: Tyranny begets tyranny
“We grow tyrannical fighting tyranny. The most alarming spectacle today is not the spectacle of the atomic bomb in an unfederated world, it is the spectacle of the Americans beginning to accept the device of loyalty oaths and witchhunts, beginning to call anybody they don’t like a Communist.” —E.B. White, writer (1899-1985). Embed from Getty…
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Anatole France: Why are men cruel?
“It is the certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel.” —Anatole France, novelist, essayist, Nobel laureate (1844-1924). http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/171103710
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Charles Evans Hughes: A man’s good company
A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company. -Charles Evans Hughes, jurist (1862-1948). Embed from Getty Images
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Piet Hein: Luck and you
Nobody can be lucky all the time; / so when your luck deserts you in some fashion / don’t think you’ve been abandoned in your prime, / but rather that you’re saving up your ration. -Piet Hein, poet and scientist (1905-1996).
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Rabindranath Tagore: Bigotry and truth
Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand with a grip that kills it. -Rabindranath Tagore, philosopher, author, songwriter, painter, educator, composer, Nobel Prize in literature (1861-1941). Embed from Getty Images
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Helen Keller: Place in the sun
“A man can’t make a place for himself in the sun if he keeps taking refuge under the family tree.” ~ Helen Keller.
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George Matthews Adams: “Self-Made” Man
’There is no such thing as a “self-made” man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success.’ ~George Matthew Adams.
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Hafiz: Sun and earth
Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, ‘You owe me.’ Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky. ~ Hafiz
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Dr. Napoleon Hill: To receive love, give love
“Recognize that love and affection constitute the finest medicines for both your body and your soul. Love changes the entire chemistry of the body and conditions it for the expression of a positive mental attitude. And love also extends the space you may occupy in the hearts of your fellowmen. And in this connection, it…
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Anne Frank: Best remedy
“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature.…
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Aristotle: Mark of an educated mind
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. -Aristotle, philosopher (384-322 BCE)
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Piet Hein: Men—good to their brothers
“Men, said the Devil, / are good to their brothers: / they don’t want to mend / their own ways, but each other’s.” —Piet Hein, poet and scientist (1905-1996).
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Walker Percy: Perilous affair
Why is it that one can look at a lion or a planet or an owl or at someone’s finger as long as one pleases, but looking into the eyes of another person is, if prolonged past a second, a perilous affair? -Walker Percy, author (1916-1990).
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Chief event
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/167160315 “A chief event of life is the day in which we have encountered a mind that startled us.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer and philosopher (1803-1882).
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George Leslie Brook: Standard English
Standard English is a convenient abstraction, like the average man. -George Leslie Brook, English professor, author (1910-1987)
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Arthur Helps: Reading, an ingenious device
Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought. -Arthur Helps, writer (1813-1875)
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Georg Christoph Lichtenberg: Doing the opposite
“To do the opposite of something is also a form of imitation.” —Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, scientist and philosopher (1742-1799).
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Benjamin Disraeli: When to
“Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage. “ —Benjamin Disraeli
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Indian proverb: Life is a bridge
Life is a bridge. Cross over it, but build no house on it. -Indian proverb
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Ayn Rand: No way to rule innocent men
“There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws. Who wants a nation of…
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Henry David Thoreau: Different drummer
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. -Henry David Thoreau, naturalist and author (1817-1862). Embed from Getty Images
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Christopher Morley: Unanimity and you
Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity. -Christopher Morley, writer (1890-1957)
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Jonathan Carroll: Beginning of love
“You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover’s arms can only come later when you’re sure they won’t laugh if you trip.” ~Jonathan Carroll
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Abraham Lincoln: Grandfather and grandson
“I don’t know who my grandfather was; I’m much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
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Rodney Dangerfield: Happy till we met
My wife and I were happy for 20 years. Then we met. -Rodney Dangerfield, comedian (1921-2004)
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Edith Wharton: Spreading light
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. -Edith Wharton, novelist (1862-1937)
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George Wharton James: Slaves to indoor life
What a pitiable thing it is that our civilization can do no better for us than to make us slaves to indoor life, so that we have to go and take artificial exercise in order to preserve our health. -George Wharton James, journalist, author, and speaker (1858-1923).
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Robert H. Jackson: Price of freedom
The price of freedom of religion or of speech or of the press is that we must put up with, and even pay for, a good deal of rubbish. -Robert H. Jackson, US Supreme Court justice (1892-1954). Embed from Getty Images
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George Bernard Shaw: Liar’s punishment
“The liar’s punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else.” —George Bernard Shaw, writer, Nobel laureate (1856-1950).
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Jonathan Swift: Just enough religion
“We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.” —Jonathan Swift, author of ‘Gulliver’s Travels’. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/171396541
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Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr: Three characters
“Every man possesses three characters: that which he exhibits, that which he really has, and that which he believes he has.” —Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, novelist and journalist (1808-1890).
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Michelangelo Buonarroti: Mastery, not so wonderful
If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful after all. -Michelangelo Buonarroti, sculptor, painter, architect, and poet (1475-1564).
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Piet Hein: Co-existence
Co-existence / or no existence. -Piet Hein, poet and scientist (1905-1996) Embed from Getty Images
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Elizabeth Aston: First love versus next
“One’s first love is always perfect until one meets one’s second love.” ~ Elizabeth Aston.
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Jumana H-s: Best thing in life
The best thing in life is finding someone who knows all your weaknesses & yet will never take advantage of you. Jumana H-s
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Rachel Naomi Reme: Healing
”Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you — all of the expectations, all of the beliefs — and becoming who you are.” ~ Rachel Naomi Reme
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Bob Goddard: Happiness
Happiness is the art of making bouquets of those flowers within reach. ~ Bob Goddard
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Thomas Babington Macaulay: Real character
The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. -Thomas Babington Macaulay, author and statesman (1800-1859). Embed from Getty Images
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James Baldwin: The flattery of children
“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” ~ James Baldwin Chicken Soup for the Indian Soul
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Rene Descartes: Those who have seen nothing
It is well to know something of the manners of various peoples, in order more sanely to judge our own, and that we do not think that everything against our modes is ridiculous, and against reason, as those who have seen nothing are accustomed to think. -Rene Descartes, philosopher and mathematician (1596-1650). Embed from Getty…
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C.S. Lewis: Friendship
Cover of C.S. Lewis “Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather is one of those things that give value to survival.” ~ C.S. Lewis Chicken Soup for the Indian Soul
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Paul Auster: Only the good
Only the good doubt their own goodness, which is what makes them good in the first place. The bad know they are good, but the good know nothing. They spend their lives forgiving others, but they can’t forgive themselves. -Paul Auster, novelist and poet (b. 1947). Embed from Getty Images
