Wisdom
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After all is said and done …..
After all is said and done, more is said than done. — Aesop Continue reading
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Many groups that have ….
Many groups that have the power to make life decisions for others don’t ever have to live out the consequences. — Frances Fox Piven Continue reading
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What is objectionable, ….
What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents. — Robert Francis Kennedy Continue reading
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My definition of a philosopher …..
My definition of a philosopher is of a man up in a balloon, with his family and friends holding the ropes which confine him to earth and trying to haul him down. — Louisa May Alcott Continue reading
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Earth provides enough ….
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed. — Mahatma Gandhi Continue reading
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Forever
Forever is composed of nows. — Emily Dickinson Continue reading
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Look not mournfully into the past ….
Look not mournfully into the past, it comes not back again. Wisely improve the present, it is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future without fear and with a manly heart. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Continue reading
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Sanity
Sanity is a cozy lie. — Susan Sontag Continue reading
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Sometimes people don’t want …
Friedrich Nietzsche Source Continue reading
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A bird doesn’t sing …
A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song. — Lou Holtz Continue reading
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Whoever is happy ….
Whoever is happy will make others happy too. — Anne Frank Continue reading
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It is not who is …..
It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance. — Thomas Huxley Continue reading
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Create
Sadly, it’s much easier to create a desert than a forest. — James Lovelock Continue reading
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Your mind will answer ….
Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer. — William S. Burroughs Continue reading
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Self-Knowledge
I knew what my job was; it was to go out and meet the people and love them. — Diana, Princess of Wales Continue reading
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Change
I’m not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I’ve always been a freak. So I’ve been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I’m one of those people. — John Lennon Continue reading
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When in …
When in doubt, do it. — Oliver Wendell Holmes Continue reading
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Better a witty …
Better a witty fool than a foolish wit. — William Shakespeare Continue reading
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We are tied …
We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch – we are going back from whence we came. — John F. Kennedy Continue reading
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Think
A man who dies not think for himself does not think at all. — Oscar Wilde Continue reading
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Music doesn’t lie. …
Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music. — Jimi Hendrix Continue reading
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Simple Philosophy
I have a simple philosophy. Fill what’s empty. Empty what’s full. And scratch where it itches. — Alice Roosevelt Longworth Continue reading
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The world is full of …
The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. — Bertrand Russell Continue reading
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To advise …
To advise is not to compel. — Anton Chekhov Continue reading
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Stupidity
There is more stupidity around than hydrogen and it has longer shelf life. — Frank Zappa Continue reading
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Baldness
There’s one thing about baldness, It’s neat. — Don Herold Continue reading
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Hesitates
He who hesitates is a damned fool. — Mae West Continue reading
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A forest bird …
A forest bird never wants a cage. — Henrik Ibsen Continue reading
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The sun is …
The sun is new each day. — Heraclitus Continue reading
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Beauty
Beauty is whatever gives joy. — Edna St. Vincent Millay Continue reading
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Silence
Silence is a source of great strength. — Lao Tzu Continue reading
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Pictures
Pictures must not be too picturesque. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Continue reading
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Illusion
Illusion is the first of all pleasures. — Voltaire Continue reading
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Too much of a …
Too much of a good thing can be taxing. — Mae West Continue reading
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Words are …..
Words are but the signs of ideas. — Samuel Johnson Continue reading
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If music be …
If music be the food of love, play on. — William Shakespeare Continue reading
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He is who cruel…
He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealing with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. — Immanuel Kant Continue reading
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There are many ways…
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. — Franklin D. Roosevelt Continue reading
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Artist
Every artist was first an amateur. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Continue reading
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Count your joys….
Count your joys instead of your woes. Count your friends instead of your foes. — Irish Proverb Continue reading
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Work
I work to stay alive. – Bette Davis Continue reading
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Time
Time is the longest distance between two places. – Tennessee Williams Continue reading
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True knowledge…
True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing. – Socrates Continue reading
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Hating
Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn’t matter which color does the hating. It’s just plain wrong. – Muhammad Ali Continue reading
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Experience
You cannot create experience. You must undergo it. – Albert Camus Continue reading
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Being
Being is. Being is in-itself. Being is what it is. – Jean-Paul Sartre Continue reading
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Stupidity
Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. – Martin Luther King, Jr. Continue reading
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I believe that a simple… – Albert Einstein
I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind. – Albert Einstein Continue reading
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Change / Improve
“To change and to improve are two different things.” – German Proverb Continue reading
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“Think before you speak – Fran Lebowitz
“Think before you speak. Read before you think.” – Fran Lebowitz Continue reading
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Civilizations – Molly Johnson
“All the world’s great civilizations have followed the same path. From bondage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy back to bondage. If we are to be the exception to history, then we must break the cycle, for those who do not remember the past are… Continue reading
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“Music is a moral…” – Plato
“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.” – Plato Continue reading
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People don’t notice… – Anton Chekhov
People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy. – Anton Chekhov Continue reading
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Nature and books… – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Continue reading
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If you can’t sleep,… Dale Carnegie
If you can’t sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It’s the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep. – Dale Carnegie Continue reading
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If you want happiness for an hour…
If you want happiness for an hour; take a nap. If you want happiness for a day; go fishing. If you want happiness for a month; get married. If you want happiness for a year; inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime; help someone else. – Chinese Proverb Continue reading
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It’s not about how you look….
Source: worth while smile Continue reading
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Like the sky opens after a rainy day… – James Poland
Like the sky opens after a rainy day we must open to ourselves… Learn to love yourself for who you are and open so the world can see you shine. – James Poland Continue reading
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To keep the body in good health… – Buddha
To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. – Buddha Continue reading
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You could not step twice into the same… – Heraclitus
You could never step twice into the same river, for other waters are forever flowing on to you. – Heraclitus Continue reading
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The sun shines and warms… – Ralph Waldo Emerson
The sun shines and warms and lights us and we have no curiosity to know why this is so; but we ask the reason of all evil, of pain, and hunger, and mosquitoes and silly people. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Continue reading
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