Our Daily Inspirations

[KH EE]

Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place. – Josh Billings, 1815-1885, American Humorist and Lecturer

Friendship improves happiness, and abates misery, by doubling our joys, and dividing our grief. – Joseph Addison

[KH EE]

Fast from judging others;
Feast on seeing the best in people.

Fast from emphasis on differences;
Feast on the unity of life.

Fast from despair;
Feast on hope.

Fast from thoughts of illness;
Feast on the healing power of God.

Fast from words that destroy;
Feast on phrases that are encouraging.

Fast from discontent;
Feast on gratitude.

Fast from anger;
Feast on patience.

Fast from being negative;
Feast on being positive.

Fast from worry;
Feast on trust.

Fast from complaining;
Feast on appreciation.

Fast from hostility;
Feast on peacemaking.

Fast from bitterness;
Feast on forgiveness.

Fast from constant activity;
Feast on slowing down.

Fast from disrespect;
Feast on recognizing the sacred in all life.

Fast from self-concern;
Feast on compassion for others.

[KH EE]

There is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness. – Lady Marguerite Blessington, 1789-1849, English Socialite and Writer

Faith in the ability of a leader is of slight service unless it be united with faith in his justice. – George Washington Goethals, 1858-1928, American Army Officer and Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal

[KH EE]

If you could choose one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor. – Jennifer Jones, American Actress

Unless you try to do something beyond what you have mastered, you will nëver grow. – C.R. Lawton, 1888-1935, British Soldier and Arabist Writer

The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them. – Bernard M. Baruch, 1870-1965, American Businessman

Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits. - Thomas A. Edison

[KH EE]

There once was a bunch of tiny frogs, who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.

A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants.

The race began...

Honestly... No one in the crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower.

You heard statements such as:
"Oh, WAY too difficult!' They will NEVER make it to the top!!!"

or:
"Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!!!"

The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one... Except for those, who in a fresh tempo, were climbing higher and higher...

The crowd continued to yell, "It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!!!"

More tiny frogs got tired and gave up... But ONE continued higher and higher and higher...

This one wouldn't give up!!!

At the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for the one tiny frog who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached the top!

THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it?

A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the strength to succeed and reach the goal?

It turned out... That the winner was DEAF!!!

The wisdom of this story is:
NEVER listen to other people's tendencies to be negative or pessimistic...

Because they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you... the ones you have in your heart!!!

Always think of the power words have. Because everything you hear and read will affect your actions!!!

Therefore:
ALWAYS be...POSITIVE!!!

And above all:
Be DEAF when people tell YOU that you can not fulfill your dreams!!!

Always think:
God and I can do this!!!

[KH EE]

What we need is a cup of understanding, a barrel of love, and an ocean of patience. - St. Francis de Sales

Not what we have, but what we use, not what we see, but what we choose, these are the things that mar or bless the sum of human happiness. - Joseph Fort Newton (1880-1950), Clergyman

A man must seek his happiness and inward peace from objects which cannot be taken away from him. - Alexander Humboldt (1769-1859), Naturalist and explorer

[KH EE]

If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it. - Lucy Larcom

The more you have, the more you’re occupied;
the less you have, the more free you are. - Mother Teresa

Think it more satisfactory to live richly than die rich. - Sir Thomas Browne

[KH EE]

A man's mind stretched by a new idea can never go back to its original dimensions. ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

No legacy is so rich as honesty. – William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English Poet/Dramatist/Playwright

Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge;
it is thinking that makes what we read ours. – John Locke, 1632-1704, English Philosopher

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes but in having new eyes. - Marcel Proust

[KH EE]

A little girl and her father were crossing a bridge. The father was kind of scared so he asked his little daughter, "Sweetheart, please hold my hand so that you don't fall into the river."

The little girl said, "No, Dad. You hold my hand."

"What's the difference?" Asked the puzzled father...

"There's a big difference," replied the little girl. "If I hold your hand and something happens to me, chances are that I may let your hand go. But if you hold my hand, I know for sure that no matter what happens, you will never let my hand go."

In any relationship, the essence of trust is not in its bind, but in its bond. So hold the hand of the person whom you love rather than expecting them to hold yours...

[KH EE]

One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name.

Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.

It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.

That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about that individual.

On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class was smiling.

"Really?" she heard whispered. "I never knew that I meant anything to anyone!" and, "I didn't know others liked me so much." were most of the comments.

No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with themselves and one another. That group of students moved on.

Several years later, one of the students was killed in Viet Nam and his teacher attended the funeral of that special student. She had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. He looked so handsome, so mature.

The church was packed with his friends. One by one those who loved him took a last walk by the coffin. The teacher was the last one to bless the coffin.

As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up to her. "Were you Mark's math teacher?" he asked. She nodded: "yes." Then he said: "Mark talked about you a lot."

After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates went together to a luncheon. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak with his teacher.

"We want to show you something," his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket. "They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recognize it."

Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. The teacher knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him.

"Thank you so much for doing that," Mark's mother said. "As you can see, Mark treasured it."

All of Mark's former classmates started to gather around. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, "I still have my list. It's in the top drawer of my desk at home."

Chuck's wife said, "Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album."

"I have mine too," Marilyn said. "It's in my diary."

Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group. "I carry this with me at all times," Vicki said and without batting an eyelash, she continued: "I think we all saved our lists."

That's when the teacher finally sat down and cried. She cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again.

The density of people in society is so thick that we forget that life will end one day. And we don't know when that one day will be.

So please, tell the people you love and care for, that they are special and important. Tell them, before it is too late.

[KH EE]

Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows. - Michael Landon

Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you. - Mary Tyler Moore

[KH EE]

We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts. - Madeleine L'Engle

[KH EE]

Achievement seems to be connected with action. Successful men and women keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit. - Conrad Hilton

What is beautiful is not always good, but what is good is always beautiful. - Unknown

[KH EE]

A man with outward courage dares to die.
A man with inward courage dares to live. - Lao-Tzu

We are not human beings on a spiritual journey.
We are spiritual beings on a human journey. - Stephen Covey

[KH EE]

If 50 million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. - Anatole France (1844-1924), Writer

For every person wishing to teach there are approximately 30 who don't want to learn much. - W. C. Sellar (1898-1951), Humorist

[KH EE]

A fine quotation is a diamond on the finger of a man of wit, and a pebble in the hand of a fool. - Joseph Roux

Life itself is a quotation.- Jorge Luis Borges

The mind is a lousy master but a wonderful servant. - Unknown

Every fool knows you can't touch the stars, but it doesn't stop a wise man from trying. - Harry Anderson

[KH EE]

I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center. ~ Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (1922 - )

Keep your friendships in repair. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends. – Richard Bach

[KH EE]

God gives us our relatives - thank God we can choose our friends. - Ethel Watts Mumford

[pcyeoh]

I would prefer God gives me my friends and I can get to choose my relatives - PC Yeoh

[KH EE]

If you are going through hell... keep going. - Winston Churchill

The greatest carver does the least cutting. - Tao Te Ching

If you don't run your own life, someone else will. - John Atkinson

It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. – Irish Proverb

[KH EE]

Sow an act, and you reap a habit.
Sow a habit, and you reap a character.
Sow a character, and you reap a destiny. - Charles Reade

Lady Luck generally woos those who earnestly, enthusiastically, unremittingly woo her. - B.C. Forbes

Do you know what the greatest test is?
Do you still get excited about what you do when you get up in the morning? - David Halberstam

[KH EE]

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Being miserable is a habit; being happy is a habit; and the choice is yours. - Tom Hopkins

[KH EE]

When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were - to the very last minute - a chance to lose it. ~ Dwight Eisenhower, 34th US President

After a certain number of years, our faces become our biographies. - Cynthia Ozick

[KH EE]

What you think of yourself is much more important than what others think of you. ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Playwright and Philosopher

Keep a green tree alive in your heart and a songbird may come to sing there. - Chinese Proverb

The wisest men follow their own direction. ~ Euripides (480-406bc), Greek playwright

He who overcomes others has force;
he who overcomes himself is strong. ~ Lao-tzu (570-490bc), Chinese Tao philosopher

[KH EE]

Money is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master. - P.T. Barnum

[W]e conquer by continuing. - George Matheson (1842-1906), Theologian and hymn writer

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

[KH EE]

Every closed eye is not sleeping, and every open eye is not seeing. – Bill
Cosby, American Actor/Comedian/Producer

Trouble is a part of your life, and if you don't share it, you don't give the person who loves you a chance to love you enough. - Dinah Shore

[KH EE]

Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest. - Mark Twain

[KH EE]

If you think education is expensive - try ignorance. - Derek Bok

[KH EE]

A good friend will fit you like ring to finger. - Venezuelan Proverb

In my friend, I find a second self. - Isabel Norton

It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. - J. K. Rowling

[KH EE]

Silent presence is always better than silent absence. – Chaplain Steve Thorny

[KH EE]

It takes courage to show your dreams to someone else. - Erma Bombeck

Risk! Risk anything! ... Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth. - Katherine Mansfield

If you destroy a bridge, be sure you can swim. - African proverb

[KH EE]

No matter how often defeated, you are born to victory. The reward of a thing well done is to have done it. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

No love, no friendship can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever. - Francois Muriac

[KH EE]

Every artist was first an amateur. - Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poet

[KH EE]

Nobody sees a flower, really--it is so small we haven't time, and to see takes time. - Georgia O'Keefe

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. - Albert Einstein

[KH EE]

You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say. - Martin Luther, Priest, Scholar, Reformer

[KH EE]

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence. - Robert Frost, Poet

I've always found it very important to do your homework first and then talk. - Irwin M. Jacobs, Qualcomm Inc. CEO

[KH EE]

I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. - Laura Ingalls Wilder

Enthusiasm is a kind of faith that has been set on fire. - George Matthew Adams

[KH EE]

Leaders aren't born, they are made.
And they are made just like anything else, through hard work.
- Vince Lombardi (1913-1970)

[KH EE]

We never question whether something is fair when it’s good. But when something bad happens, the first thing we say is, "This isn't fair." – Rabbi Roy Walter

[KH EE]

To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world. - Unknown

[KH EE]

One person with courage makes a majority. - Andrew Jackson, US President

[KH EE]

The good teacher makes the poor student good and the good student superior. When our students fail, we as teachers have failed. - Marva Collins, Educator

[KH EE]

We either make ourselves happy or miserable. The amount of work is the same. - Carlos Castaneda

[Life Ranger]

I like this one. Did he really say so ? why did he ?
* Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. - Albert Einstein


If one does not even care about one's own life, whose else life would he care for ? - Life Ranger

[SunwayKid]

This one is even better -

"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt."
-Bertrand Russell

If you have nothing good to say, don't say anything - SunwayKid

[KH EE]

Today before you think of saying an unkind word
Think of someone who can't speak

Before you complain about the taste of your food
Think of someone who has nothing to eat

Before you complain about your husband or wife
Think of someone who's crying out to God for a companion

Today before you complain about life
Think of someone who went too early to heaven

Before you complain about your children
Think of someone who desires children but they're barren

Before you argue about your dirty house someone didn't clean or sweep
Think of the people who are living in the streets

Before whining about the distance you drive
Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet

And when you are tired and complain about your job
Think of the unemployed, the disabled and those who wished they had your job

But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another
Remember that not one of us are without sin and we all answer to our maker

And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down
Put a smile on your face and thank God you're alive and still around

Life is a gift
Live it.
Enjoy it..
Celebrate it...
And fulfill it....

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.....

[KH EE]

Man's mind, stretched to a new idea, never goes back to its original dimensions. - Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)

[KH EE]

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. - Dr. Leo Buscaglia

[KH EE]

Do all the good you can,
in all the ways you can,
as long as ever you can.
- John Wesley

[Life Ranger]

This is what The Dalai Lama said for 2005. All it takes is a few seconds to read and think over. You will get a very pleasant surprise. This is true for all – even if you are not superstitious… or of whatever religious belief… Faith…

I N S T R U C T I O N S F O R L I F E

1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.

3. Follow the three R’s: Respect for self, Respect for other’s and
Responsibility for all your actions.

4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a
wonderful stroke of luck.

5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.

7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate
steps to correct it.

8. Spend some time alone every day.

9. Open arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.

10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and
think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.

12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for
your life.

13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the
current situation. Don’t bring up the past.

14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.

15. Be gentle with the earth.

16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.

17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your
love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.


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[KH EE]

One need not hope in order to undertake; nor succeed in order to persevere. - William I (1533-1584), Statesman

Inflexible in faith, invincible in arms. - James Beattie (1753-1803), Poet and essayist

[Life Ranger]

RICH men are not ones who OWN the most but NEED the least

- ?

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[KH EE]

Isn't it amazing how God works in our lives! On a Saturday night several weeks ago, a pastor was working late, and decided to call his wife before he left for home. It was about 10:00 PM, but his wife didn't answer the phone.

The pastor let the phone ring many times. He thought it was odd that she didn't answer, but decided to wrap up a few things and try again in a few minutes. When he tried again she answered right away. He asked her why she hadn't answered before, and she said that it hadn't rung at their house. They brushed it off as a fluke and went on their merry ways.

The following Monday, the pastor received a call at the church office, which was the phone that he'd used that Saturday night. The man that he spoke with wanted to know why he'd called on Saturday night.

The pastor couldn't figure out what the man was talking about. Then the man said, "It rang and rang, but I didn't answer." The pastor remembered the mishap and apologized for disturbing him, explaining that he'd intended to call his wife.

The man said, "That's, OK. Let me tell you my story. You see, I was planning to commit suicide on Saturday night, but before I did, I prayed, 'God if you're there, and you don't want me to do this, give me a sign now.' At that point my phone started to ring. I looked at the caller ID, and it said, 'Almighty God'. I was afraid to answer!"

The reason why it showed on the man's caller ID that the call came from "Almighty God" is because the church that the pastor attends is called Almighty God Tabernacle!!

READ EACH SENTENCE SLOWLY AND THINK ABOUT IT.

Love starts with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a tear.

Don't cry over anyone who won't cry over you.

Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget.

Don't let the past hold you back, you're missing the good stuff.

BEST FRIENDS are the siblings God forgot to give us.

When it hurts to look back, and you're scared to look ahead, you can look beside you and your BEST FRIEND will be there.

Nobody is perfect until you fall in love with them.

[Life Ranger]

The Resume of Jesus Christ


Address: Ephesians 1:20
Phone: Romans 10:13
Website: The Bible. Keywords: Christ, Lord, Savior and Jesus



Hello. My name is Jesus -The Christ. Many call me Lord! I've sent you my resume because I'm seeking the top management position in your heart. Please consider my accomplishments as set forth in my resume.

Qualifications

I founded the earth and established the heavens, (See Proverbs 3:19)
I formed man from the dust of the ground, (See Genesis 2:7)
I breathed into man the breath of life, (See Genesis 2:7)
I redeemed man from the curse of the law, (See Galatians 3:13)
The blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant comes upon your life through me, (See Galatians 3:14)

Occupational Background

I've only had one employer, (See Luke 2:49).
I've never been tardy, absent, disobedient, slothful or disrespectful.
My employer has nothing but rave reviews for me, (See Matthew 3:15-17)

Skills Work Experiences

Some of my skills and work experiences include: empowering the poor to be poor no more, healing the brokenhearted, setting the captives free, healing the sick, restoring sight to the blind and setting at liberty them that are bruised, (See Luke 4:18).
I am a Wonderful Counselor, (See Isaiah 9:6). People who listen to me shall dwell safely and shall not fear evil, (See Proverbs 1:33).
Most importantly, I have the authority, ability and power to cleanse you of your sins, (See I John 1:7-9)

Educational Background

I encompass the entire breadth and length of knowledge, wisdom and understanding, (See Proverbs 2:6).
In me are hid all of the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, (See Colossians 2:3).
My Word is so powerful; it has been described as being a lamp unto your feet and a lamp unto your path, (See Psalms 119:105).
I can even tell you all of the secrets of your heart, (See Psalms 44:21).
Major Accomplishments

I was an active participant in the greatest Summit Meeting of all times, (See Genesis 1:26).
I laid down my life so that you may live, (See II Corinthians 5:15).
I defeated the archenemy of God and mankind and made a show of them openly, (See Colossians 2:15).
I've miraculously fed the poor, healed the sick and raised the dead!
There are many more major accomplishments, too many to mention here. You can read them on my website, which is located at: www dot - the BIBLE. You don't need an Internet connection or computer to access my website.

References

Believers and followers worldwide will testify to my divine healings, salvation, deliverance, miracles, restoration and supernatural guidance

In Summation
Now that you've read my resume, I'm confident that I'm the only candidate uniquely qualified to fill this vital position in your heart. In summation, I will properly direct your paths, (See Proverbs 3:5-6), and lead you into everlasting life, (See John 6:47). When can I start? Time is of the essence, (See Hebrews 3:15).

Thanks for reading and may God bless you!

[KH EE]

Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change. - Erick Golnik

[Life Ranger]

Happiness is a voyage

We convince ourselves that life will be better once we are married, have a baby, then another.

Then we get frustrated because our children are not old enough, and that all will be well when they are older.

Then we are frustrated because they reach adolescence and we must deal with them. Surely we’ll be happier when they grow out of the teen years.

We tell ourselves our life will be better when our spouse gets his/her act together, when we have a nicer car, when we can take a vacation, when we finally retire.

The truth is that there is no better time to be happy than right now.
If not, then when?

Your life will always be full of challenges. It is better to admit as much and to decide to be happy in spite of it all.

For the longest time, it seemed that life was about to start. Real life.
But there was always some obstacle along the way, an ordeal to get through, some work to be finished, some time to be given, a bill to be paid. Then life would start.

I finally came to understand that those obstacles were life.

That point of view helped me see that there isn’t any road to happiness.

Happiness IS the road.

So, enjoy every moment.

Stop waiting for school to end, for a return to school, to lose ten pounds, to gain ten pounds, for work to begin, to get married, for Friday evening, for Sunday morning, waiting for a new car, for your mortgage to be paid off, for spring, for summer, for fall, for winter, for the first or the fifteenth of the month, for your song to be played on the radio, to die, to be reborn… before deciding to be happy.

Happiness is a voyage, not a destination.

There is no better time to be happy than… NOW!

Live and enjoy the moment.

Now, think and try to answer these questions:
1 – Name the 5 richest people in the world.
2 – Name the last 5 Miss Universe winners.
3 – Name the last 10 Nobel Prize winners.
4 – Name the last 10 winners of the Best Actor Oscar.

Can’t do it? Rather difficult, isn’t it?
Don’t worry, nobody remembers that.
Applause dies away!
Trophies gather dust!
Winners are soon forgotten.

Now answer these questions:
1 – Name 3 teachers who contributed to your education.
2 – Name 3 friends who helped you in your hour of need.
3 – Think of a few people who made you feel special.
4 – Name 5 people that you like to spend time with.

More manageable? It’s easier, isn’t it?
The people who mean something to your life are not rated “the best”, don’t have the most money, haven’t won the greatest prizes…
They are the ones who care about you, take care of you, those who, no matter what, stay close by.

Think about it for a moment.
Life is very short!
And you, in which list are you? Don’t know?

Let me give you a hand.
You are not among the most “famous”, but among those to whom I remember to send this message…

Some time ago, at the Seattle Olympics, nine athletes, all mentally or physically challenged, were standing on the start line for the 100 m race. The gun fired and the race began. Not everyone was running, but everyone wanted to participate and win.

They ran in threes, a boy tripped and fell, did a few somersaults and started crying.
The other eight heard him crying.
They slowed down and looked behind them.
They stopped and came back… All of them…

A girl with Down’s Syndrome sat down next to him, hugged him and asked, “Feeling better now?” Then, all nine walked shoulder to shoulder to the finish line.

The whole crowd stood up and applauded. And the applause lasted a very long time…

People who witnessed this still talk about it.
Why?

Because deep down inside us, we all know that the most important thing in life is much more than winning for ourselves.

The most important thing in this life is to help others to win. Even if that means slowing down and changing our own race.

"A candle loses nothing if it is used to light another one.”

*

[KH EE]

Constantly talking isn't necessarily communicating. ~ Jim Carrey

[KH EE]

Good and evil do not befall men without reason. Heaven sends them happiness or misery according to their conduct. - Confucius

[KH EE]

When wealth is lost, nothing is lost;
When health is lost, something is lost;
When character is lost, all is lost!

- German Proverb

[gtl]

do not :

C heat
H ate
E nvy
C urse
K ill

follow this words, you live a good life...........

[KH EE]

People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun's out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within. - Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

[KH EE]

The heart, like the grape, is prone to delivering its harvest in the same moment it appears to be crushed. - Roger Houseden

[KH EE]

Everything that is worthwhile in life is scary. Choosing a school, choosing a career, getting married, having kids--all those things are scary. If it is not fearful, it is not worthwhile. - Paul Tornier

[KH EE]

The best proof of love is trust. - Joyce Brothers

[KH EE]

Do the great while it is still small. - Tao Te Ching

[Life Ranger]

Everything I need to know,

I learned from Noah's Ark :-

ONE

Don't miss the boat.

TWO

Remember that we are all in the same boat.

THREE

Plan ahead,

it wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.

FOUR

Stay fit,

when you're 60 years old, like Noah,

someone may ask you to do something really big.

FIVE

Don't listen to critics,

just get on with the job that needs to be done.

SIX

Build your future on high ground.

SEVEN

For safety's sake, travel in pairs.

EIGHT

Speed isn't always an advantage,

the snails were on board with the cheetahs.

NINE

When you're stressed, float a while.

TEN

Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs;

the Titanic by professionals.


Most people walk in and out of your life......

but FRIENDS leave footprints in your heart

[KH EE]

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Jose Mourinho]

Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.

Eleanor Roosevelt
US diplomat & reformer (1884 - 1962)

[KH EE]

As long as you’re going to be thinking anyway, THINK BIG. - Donald Trump

[KH EE]

Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. ~ T. S. Eliot

[pcyeoh]

Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.
The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the mansion's guest room.
Instead the angels were given a small space in the cold basement.
As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it.

When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied,
"Things aren't always what they seem."

The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable farmer and his wife.

After sharing what little food they had the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest.

When the sun came up the next morning the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their sole income, lay dead in the field.
The younger angel was infuriated and asked the older angel how could you have let this happen?

The first man had everything, yet you helped him, she accused. The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you let the cow die.

"Things aren't always what they seem," the older angel replied.

"When we stayed in the basement of the mansion, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so obsessed with greed and unwilling to share his good fortune, I sealed the wall so he wouldn't find it."

"Then last night as we slept in the farmers bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I gave him the cow instead. Things aren't always what they seem."

[Life Ranger]

Paradigm Shift

Imagine you are in London's Heathrow Airport. While you're waiting for your flight, you notice a kiosk selling cookies. You buy a box, put them in your traveling bag and then you patiently search for an available seat so you can sit down and enjoy your cookies.

Finally you find a seat next to a gentleman. You reach down into your
traveling bag and pull out your box of cookies.

As you do so, you notice that the gentleman starts watching you intensely. He stares as you open the box and his eyes follow your hand as you pick up the cookie and bring it to your mouth. Just then he reaches over and takes one of your cookies from the box, and eats it!

You are more than a little surprised at this. Actually, you 're at loss for words. Not only does he take one cookie, but also alternates with you. For every one cookie you take, he takes one.

Now, what's your immediate impression of this guy? Crazy? Greedy? He's got some nerve! Can you imagine the words you might use to describe this man to your associates back at the office?

Meanwhile, you both continue eating the cookies until there's just one left. To your surprise, the man reaches over and takes it. But then he does something unexpected. He breaks it in half, and gives half to you. After he's finished with his half he gets up, and without a word, he leaves.

You think to yourself, "Did this really happen?" You're left sitting there dumbfounded and still hungry. So you go back to the kiosk and buy another box of cookies. You then return to your seat and begin opening your new box of cookies when you glance down into your traveling bag. Sitting there in your bag is your original box of cookies - still unopened.

Only then do you realize that when you reached down earlier, you had reached into the other man's bag, and grabbed his box of cookies by mistake. Now what do you think of the man? Generous? Tolerant? You've just experienced a profound paradigm shift. You're seeing things from a new point of view.

Is it time to change your point of view?

Now, think of this story as it relates to your life. Things may not be what they seem. Don't pay too much attention to what you're already seeing...pay it to what you're missing.

[Jose Mourinho]

Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.

Oscar Wilde

[KH EE]

There are years that ask questions, and years that answer. - Zora Neale Hurston

[Jose Mourinho]

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.

Henry David Thoreau

[Jose Mourinho]

Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.

Confucius

[Jose Mourinho]

A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.

Mark Twain

[KH EE]

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength. - Sigmund Freud

[Jose Mourinho]

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

Albert Einstein

[KH EE]

Once upon a time, there was a lonely baby boy sitting in the park, crying ever so badly.

A philosopher came by, and asked caringly: "Hey dude, what's up? Why are you crying, man?"

The baby boy said: "I'm so sad! sniff... My girlfriend dumped me. sniff... I love her so much. sniff... and she's so pretty. sniff... I can't believe it... rahhhhhhhHHHHH!"

Then the baby boy showed the philosopher a picture of his cute little girlfriend.

After looking at the picture, the philosopher laughed so loudly and said, "You are so dumb!"

And the baby boy went absolutely crazy: "rahhhhhHHHH... why are you so mean? I got dumped, and instead of comforting me, you just laughed at me and said I'm dumb. I hate you. I don't want to listen to you! I don't want to listen to you!!! Arghhhhhh..."

Then, the philosopher said wisely: "You silly boy. You don't have to be sad. She's the one that should be crying, not you! Because all you've lost is someone who doesn't love you. But on the other hand, she has lost someone who loves her very much. Cheer up dude!"

Instantly, the baby boy felt better: "Yeah, that's so true!"

If you look at what you do not have in life, you don't have anything, If you look at what you have in life, you have everything.

[Life Ranger]

Lessons on Life

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge
things too quickly. So he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look
at a pear tree that was a great distance away.

The first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in
summer, and the youngest son in the fall.

When they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe
what they had seen.

The first son said that the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.

The second son said no it was covered with green buds and full of promise.

The third son disagreed; he said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so
sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.

The last son disagreed with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping
with fruit, full of life and fulfillment.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they
had each seen but only one season in the tree's life.

He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season,
and that the essence of who they are and the pleasure, joy, and love that come
from that life can only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up.

If you give up when it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring,
the beauty of your summer, fulfillment of your fall.


Moral lessons:

Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest.

Don't judge life by one difficult season.
Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time or later.

*

[Jose Mourinho]

A message every adult should read, because children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you say.

When you thought I wasn't looking, "I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one".

When you thought I wasn't looking, "I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals".

When you thought I wasn't looking, "I saw you make my favorite cake for me and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life".

When you thought I wasn't looking, "I heard you say a prayer, and I knew there is a God I could always talk to and I learned to trust in God".

When you thought I wasn't looking, "I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other".

When you thought I wasn't looking, "I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don't".

When you thought I wasn't looking, "I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it and I learned we have to take care of what we are given".

When you thought I wasn't looking, "I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't feel good and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up".

When you thought I wasn't looking, "I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry".

When you thought I wasn't looking, "I saw that you cared and I wanted to be everything that I could be".

When you thought I wasn't looking, "I learned most of life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up".

When you thought I wasn't looking, "I looked at you and wanted to say, Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking".

..........

Each of us (parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, teacher or friend) influences the life of a child. How will you touch the life of someone today?

[Jose Mourinho]

Life is about making Choices. You can choose to be happy or you can choose to be miserable but you still have to live your day.

[KH EE]

Often God has to shut a door in our face so that He can subsequently open the door through which He wants us to go. - Catherine Marshall

[Life Ranger]

Be Thankful

Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire, If you
did, what would there be to look forward to?

Be thankful when you don't know something
For it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.

Be thankful for your limitations
Because they give you opportunities for improvement.

Be thankful for each new challenge
Because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes
They will teach you valuable lessons.

Be thankful when you're tired and weary
Because it means you've made a difference.

It is easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who are
also thankful for the setbacks.

GRATITUDE can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles
and they can become your blessings.

~ Author Unknown

[Jose Mourinho]

Conversation should be pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, free without indecency, learned without conceitedness, novel without falsehood.

William Shakespeare

[Jose Mourinho]

His life was gentle; and the elements
So mixed in him, that Nature might stand up,
And say to all the world, THIS WAS A MAN!

William Shakespeare

Quite contrary to what most of us believe in nowadays, when the person who can shout the loudest wins (or he thinks he wins).

[baby]

“Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength.”

Mahatma Gandhi

[baby]

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."

Mahatma Gandhi

[Jose Mourinho]

I did never know so full a voice issue from so empty a heart: but the saying is true 'The empty vessel makes the greatest sound'.

William Shakespeare

[patwon]

dying is the only time you really sit up and seriously pondering your life and meaning of life.

[Jose Mourinho]

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

Friedrich Nietzsche

(Ye all... remember this)

[KH EE]

Trust your hunches. They're usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level. - Dr. Joyce Brothers

[Jose Mourinho]

Educate your children to self-control, to the habit of holding passion and prejudice and evil tendencies subject to an upright and reasoning will, and you have done much to abolish misery from their future and crimes from society.

Benjamin Franklin

[KH EE]

As long as you think the problem is out there, that very thought is the problem. - Stephen Covey

[KH EE]

Everything is always impossible before it works. That's what entrepreneurs are all about - doing what people have told them is impossible. ~ R. Hunt Greene

[KH EE]

Right is right, even if everyone is against it;
and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.
- William Penn

[Life Ranger]

"Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them."

--Dalai Lama

[Life Ranger]

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?"

--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

[KH EE]

Each day comes bearing its gifts. Untie the ribbons. - Ann Ruth Schabader

[Life Ranger]

Be the change you want to see in the world.

--Mahatma Gandhi

[Jose Mourinho]

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

Eleanor Roosevelt

[Life Ranger]

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men.

--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

[Jose Mourinho]

Strong feelings do not necessarily make a strong character. The strength of a man is to be measured by the power of the feelings he subdues not by the power of those which subdue him.

William Carleton

[Life Ranger]

The things that will destroy us are: politics without principle; pleasure without conscience; wealth without work; knowledge without character; business without morality; science without humanity; and worship without sacrifice.

--Mahatma Gandhi

[Jose Mourinho]

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.

Helen Keller (1880 - 1968)

[KH EE]

Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible. - Saint Francis

[Life Ranger]

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

[Jose Mourinho]

Morons and Imbeciles have their usefulness in this world.

- Unknown -

[KH EE]

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end.

It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing;

it's when you've had everything to do,

and you've done it. - Margaret Thatcher

[Jose Mourinho]

Wisdom has never made a bigot, but learning has.

- Josh Billings -

[Life Ranger]

Evil exists to glorify the good. Evil is negative good. Evil can be transmuted into good. What is evil to one at one time, becomes good at another time to somebody else.

-Mencius-

[KH EE]

Humility does not mean you think less of yourself.

It means you think of yourself less. - Ken Blanchard

[KH EE]

[QUOTE=Life Ranger]Evil exists to glorify the good.[/COLOR]


well said... here's something more graphic:-

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/giko/goodevil.jpg

[Life Ranger]

I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their happiness or satisfaction. Yet true happiness comes from a sense of peace and contentment, which in turn must be achieved through the cultivation of altruism, of love and compassion, and elimination of ignorance, selfishness, and greed.

--Dalai Lama

[Jose Mourinho]

The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.

- Eric Hoffer -

[KH EE]

Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself.

Before you can move their tears, your own must flow.

To convince them, you must yourself believe.

~ Winston Churchill

[Life Ranger]

You Are So Blessed !

If you woke up this morning
with more health than illness,
you are more blessed than the
million who won't survive the week.

If you have never experienced
the danger of battle,
the loneliness of imprisonment,
the agony of torture or
the pangs of starvation,
you are ahead of 20 million people
around the world.

If you have food in your refrigerator,
clothes on your back, a roof over
your head and a place to sleep,
you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank,
in your wallet, and spare change
in a dish someplace, you are among
the top 8% of the world's wealthy.

If you hold up your head with a smile
on your face and are truly thankful,
you are blessed because the majority can,
but most do not.

If you can hold someone's hand, hug them
or even touch them on the shoulder,
you are blessed because you can
offer God's healing touch.

If you can read this message,
you are more blessed than over
two billion people in the world
that cannot read anything at all.

You are so blessed in ways
you may never even know.

[Life Ranger]

We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."

--Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

[Jose Mourinho]

Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.

Martin Luther King Jr

[Jose Mourinho]

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

Albert Einstein

[Jose Mourinho]

Get all the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything.

Frank Dane

[Life Ranger]

Great is the man who has not lost his childlike heart.

-Mencius-

[Jose Mourinho]

The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and Stupidity.

Harlan Ellison

[KH EE]

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.

If you want to be happy, practice compassion.

- Dalai Lama

[Jose Mourinho]

When the judgement is weak, the prejudice is strong.

Kane O'Hara

[KH EE]

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won.

There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall, always.

- Mahatma Gandhi

[Jose Mourinho]

The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others.

Bertrand Russell

And don't we have many around!

[KH EE]

Before you can inspire with emotion, you must be swamped with it yourself.

Before you can move their tears, your own must flow.

To convince them, you must yourself believe.

~ Winston Churchill

[Life Ranger]

What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.

~Pericles

[Jose Mourinho]

An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.

H. L. Mencken

And again, don't we have many!

[orchipalar]

"while dangers lurk everwhere...the most dangerous lurks in the human heart..."

~An Ancient Chinese proverb~

[Jose Mourinho]

Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.

- Tom Stoppard -

[mon]

“Love is what makes two people sit in the middle of a bench when there is plenty of room at both ends”

anonymous

[Jose Mourinho]

Imagination - The ability to bend the mind around corners

- Jose Mourinho -

Well, Beckham has made a good start....

[alexhay]

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

By THOMAS ALVA EDISON

[mon]

“A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked”

Bernard Meltzer

[Jose Mourinho]

Go through your phone book, call people and ask them to drive you to the airport. The ones who will drive you are your true friends. The rest aren't bad people; they're just acquaintances.

- Jay Leno -

[Life Ranger]

The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.

~Tom Bodett

[Life Ranger]

When we're incomplete, we're always searching for somebody to complete us. When, after a few years or a few months of a relationship, we find that we're still unfulfilled, we blame our partners and take up with somebody more promising. This can go on and on--series polygamy--until we admit that while a partner can add sweet dimensions to our lives, we, each of us, are responsible for our own fulfillment. Nobody else can provide it for us, and to believe otherwise is to delude ourselves dangerously and to program for eventual failure every relationship we enter.

~ Tom Robbins

[johnmichael]

those who want to get far, this advice you must take;
always orchipalar, never orchielek.

-johnmichael

[Life Ranger]

What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and use things instead of using people and loving things.

~Confucianism

[ghj]

those who want to get far, this advice you must take;
always orchipalar, never orchielek.

-johnmichael

What is "Orchipalar" and "Orchielek" ???? :confused:

[ghj]

Life's like eating 'Hi Sour' sweets
If u can endure the SOURNESS till the end, You will EVENTUALLY taste the SWEETNESS :cool:

[Life Ranger]

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time

~ Mark Twain

[KH EE]

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile,
but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

– Thich Nhat Hanh

[Life Ranger]

Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.

~ Confucius ~

[Jose Mourinho]

When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, Idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.

Logal Pearsall Smith

[pcyeoh]

Some people when they are asked to put their best foot forward, they use them to kick your arse instead.

PC Yeoh

[Jose Mourinho]

Cynics regarded everybody as equally corrupt... Idealists regarded everybody as equally corrupt, except themselves.

Robert Anton Wilson

[Reality Bites]

"Life is like a s.h.i.t sandwich; the more bread you have, the less s.h.i.t you will eat."


______________________________

Trust me, I'm not a vet! :D

[Jose Mourinho]

Millions long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

Susan Ertz

[Jose Mourinho]

When the Mind hurts, the Body cries out.

- Godfather Part 3 -

[Life Ranger]

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

~ Confucius ~

[Jose Mourinho]

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.

Thomas Fuller

[Jose Mourinho]

Health food makes me sick.

Calvin Trillin (1935 - ?) Still Alive.

[Life Ranger]

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

~ Confucius ~

[Jose Mourinho]

What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn't much better than tedious disease.

George Dennison Prentice

[Life Ranger]

No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.

~ Confucius ~

[ghj]

Each day is GIFT :rolleyes:
SIEZE THE DAY :cool:

[Jose Mourinho]

It depends on what you read.....

- Jose Mourinho -

[Jose Mourinho]

If I wanted to have an easy job...I would have stayed at Porto - beautiful blue chair, the Uefa Champions League trophy, God, and after God, me.

- Jose Mourinho in July 2004 on his new job -

[orchipalar]

those who want to get far, this advice you must take;
always orchipalar, never orchielek.

-johnmichaelErr..."Do not start a fight...IF you do not have the guts to fight till the end..."

~someone in the internet~

[Jose Mourinho]

Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at a feast.

Epictetus (55 AD - 135 AD)

[Jose Mourinho]

Life is tough, and if you have the ability to laugh at it you have the ability to enjoy it.

Salma Hayek

[Jose Mourinho]

Humour is everywhere, in that there's irony in just about anything a human does.

Bill Nye

[Jose Mourinho]

The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.

Horace Walpole

[Life Ranger]

Heaven, when it is about to place a great responsibility on a man, always first tests his resolution, wears out his sinews and bones with toil, expose his body to starvation, subjects him to extreme poverty, frustrate his efforts so as to stimulate his mind, toughen his nature and make good his deficiencies. Men for the most part can mend their ways only after they made mistake. Only when they are frustrated in mind and in their deliberations can they stand up anew. Only when their intentions become visible on their countenances and audible in their voices can they be understood by others. As a rule, a state without law-abiding families and trustworthy Gentlemen on the one hand, and, on the other, without the threat of external agression, will perish. Only then do we realize that anxiety and distress lead to life and ease and comfort end in death.

~ Mencius

[mon]

Words are wonderful..but music is even more wonderful..

Mon :)

[Life Ranger]

Virtue is the strong stem of man's nature, and music is the blossoming of virtue

~ Confucius ~

[KH EE]

There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject;
the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.

- G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936), Journalist and author

[KH EE]

You cannot put the same shoe on every foot.

- Publilius Syrus (c. 42 B.C.), Writer

[Life Ranger]

Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it oepns up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses, you build up a whole suit of armor, so that nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life...You give them a piece of you. They didn't ask for it. They did something dumb one day, like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so simple a phrase like 'maybe we should be just friends' turns into a glass splinter working its way into your heart. It hurts. Not just in the imagination. Not just in the mind. It's a soul-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain. I hate love.

~ Neil Gaiman (English born American Novelist, Journalist, Screenwriter, Children's author)

[Jose Mourinho]

Nobody Reads Long Quotations

Les Chapman

[KH EE]

Nobody Reads Long Quotations

Les Chapman

Keep It Short and Simple

- well known... ;)

[Jose Mourinho]

Simplicity is the Peak of Civilization

Jessie Sampter

[Life Ranger]

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

~ Confucius ~

[Jose Mourinho]

Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.

Confucius

[Jose Mourinho]

The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.

Confucius

[KH EE]

There is a wisdom of the head,
and a wisdom of the heart.

– Charles Dickens, 1812-1870, British Novelist

[Jose Mourinho]

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.

Bertrand Russell

[Life Ranger]

The universal moral quality of the superior men is threefold : Virtue, so they are free from anxieties; Wisdom, so they are free from perplexities; and Courage, so they are free from fear.

~ Confucius ~

[Jose Mourinho]

Look at Fear in the eye and Live your Life

- A No Fear Tee-Shirt -

[Life Ranger]

He who learns but does not think, is lost ! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

~ Confucius ~

[alexhay]

Every man is really two men, the man he is and the man he wants to be

[Jose Mourinho]

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time.

Anna Freud

[Life Ranger]

When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.

~ Confucius ~

[ghj]

Sorrow Keeps U HUMAN

[Life Ranger]

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

~ Confucius ~

[alexhay]

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.

By Winston Churchill

[Life Ranger]

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

~ Buddha ~

[KH EE]

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible,
but they have never found these dangers sufficient reasons for remaining ashore.

- Vincent Van Gogh

[ghj]

Trial Makes you *STRONG* :D

[alexhay]

There is no occasion for women to consider themselves subordinate or inferior to men.

By Mohandas K. Gandhi

[Life Ranger]

…if we were able to understand sufficiently well the order of the universe, we should find that it surpasses all the desires of the wisest of us, and that it is impossible to render it better than it is, not only for all in general, but also for each one of us in particular…

~ from The Monadology, Baron Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz (1646-1716)

[alexhay]

If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman

By Margaret Thatcher

[KH EE]

Always hold your head up,

but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level.

- Max L. Forman

[baby]

Always find a suitable avatar.

Don't bluff if you're an old mermaid or an old parrot.


- Baby PP :D

[ghj]

Failure Keeps U Humble

[alexhay]

If you put silk on a goat, its still a goat

Author Unknown

[Life Ranger]

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

~ Confucius ~

[ghj]

Love Keeps U Going

[baby]

Love makes you go cuckoo! :D

[alexhay]

love keep hopes alive

[baby]

Love makes us blind. But gives us an eye to see with the heart.

Aiyo..beh tahan. :D

[Life Ranger]

If you love her, you cannot see her . . . because love is blind

~ William Shakespeare

[Life Ranger]

Gravity cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.

~ Albert Einstein

[Life Ranger]

Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.

~ Albert Einstein

[Life Ranger]

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.

~ Albert Einstein

[ghj]

Keep going never turn back

[Life Ranger]

There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.

~ Albert Einstein

[ghj]

Live life to the FULLEST

[Jose Mourinho]

One thought has struck me over again. We only have our life one moment at a time. It's the way we answer the challenge of each moment, face the fear and live the joy and love possible in each moment that enables us to live each moment to the full. Only then can we really live our lives.

- A Final Year Philosophy Student -

[Jose Mourinho]

Why seek outside? Everything we need is already within us.

- Somebody sent it to me this morning via email -

[Jose Mourinho]

They say you come to Vietnam and understand a lot in a few minutes. The rest has got to be lived. They say whatever it was you were looking for, you will find here. They say there is a ghost in every house, and if you can make peace with him, he will stay quiet.

- Taken from Graham Greene's The Quiet American -

[Jose Mourinho]

I can't say what made me fall in love with Vietnam - that a woman's voice can drug you; that everything is so intense. The colors, the taste, even the rain. Nothing like the filthy rain in London. They say whatever you're looking for, you will find here. They say you come to Vietnam and you understand a lot in a few minutes, but the rest has got to be lived.

- Taken from Graham Greene's The Quiet American -

[Jose Mourinho]

If I lost her, for me, it would be the beginning of death.

- Taken from Graham Greene's The Quiet American -

[arbiter]

Missing somebody Jose? ;)

“To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.”

Author unknown

[Jose Mourinho]

There is an internal landscape, a geography of the soul; we search for its outlines all our lives. Those who are lucky enough to find it ease like water over stone, onto its fluid contours, and are home.

- Josephine Hart -

[Jose Mourinho]

Missing somebody Jose? ;)

No. I lost somebody a long time ago and her image still haunts me.

[baby]

Needing someone is like needing a parachute. If he isn't there the first time you need him, chances are you won't be needing him again.

Don't know who.

[baby]

For Sale: Parachute. Only used once, never opened, small stain.

some joker from the internet :D

[Reality Bites]

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek
out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the
hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers
through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge that
you'll never walk alone.

-- Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) British Actress


__________________________________________________

Trust me, I am not your mother-in-law. Ouch! :D

[ghj]

The Truth Hurts but Sets you FREE

[Life Ranger]

That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves.

~ Thomas Jefferson

[Life Ranger]

Life is one fool thing after another whereas love is two fool things after each other.

~ Oscar Wilde

[AllUrban]

"If you don't like your job, you don't quit...just come into work everyday and do it really half-assed. That's the American Way!"

Homer Simpson (D'oh!)

[ghj]

"really have-assed!"

Homer Simpson (D'oh!)

ha? :confused:

[AllUrban]

"....really half-assed." As in, lazily

Sorry, spelling error :)

[KH EE]

One doesn't have a sense of humor. It has you.
– Larry Gelbart, American Comedy Writer

[Life Ranger]

Anyone who trades liberty for security deserves neither liberty nor security.

~ Benjamin Franklin

[Jose Mourinho]

Nothing is important enough to get agitated about - unless it is a matter of Life and Death

- Told to me by a Wise Man of 79 years old -

[Jose Mourinho]

Universal consent proves nothing innate. This argument, drawn from universal consent, has this misfortune in it, that if it were true in matter of fact, that there were certain truths wherein all mankind agreed, it would not prove them innate, if there can be any other way shown how men may come to that universal agreement, in the things they do consent in, which I presume may be done.

- An Essay Concerning Human Understanding by John Locke -

[baby]

“If you can control a man’s thinking, you don’t have to worry about his actions. If you can determine what a man thinks you do not have worry about what he will do. If you can make a man believe that he is inferior, you don’t have to compel him to seek an inferior status, he will do so without being told and if you can make a man believe that he is justly an outcast, you don’t have to order him to the back door, he will go to the back door on his own and if there is no back door, the very nature of the man will demand that you build one.”


Carter G. Woodson quotes

[Life Ranger]

Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.

~ Norman Cousins (American Essayist and Editor, long associated with the Saturday Review. 1912-1990)

[Life Ranger]

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.

~ Anais Nin quotes (French born American Author of novels and short stories, 1903-1977)

[Life Ranger]

Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death

~ Albert Einstein

[KH EE]

Help your brother's boat across, and your own will reach the shore.
– Hindu Proverb

[ghj]

To be happy,,, share joy and laughter... give friendship n love to those deserving n undeserving.. enjoy the little things that make u happy... doing what you enjoy... hanging with happy people... lending an ear to frens in need... being able to help others...

[Life Ranger]

There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supercedes all other courts.

~Mahatma Gandhi

[Jose Mourinho]

Never Trust People Who Posts Quotations - They Preach More Than They Act

- Jose Mourinho (the USJ One) -

[Life Ranger]

If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it's OK. But you've got to shoot for something. A lot of people don't even shoot.

~ Confucius

[Jose Mourinho]

If you simply shoot (without aim and goal) and miss the stars and the moon and hit somebody instead - then you are going to be in deep trouble.

- Jose Mourinho (the USJ One) -

[Jose Mourinho]

A Mad Man Shoots Wild Arrows

- Somebody Just Told Me That via MSN Messenger -

[Life Ranger]

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

~ Confucius

[Jose Mourinho]

Impose on all others if you want to be a multi-billionaire

- Alistair Scobein in How to Become Rich -

[Jose Mourinho]

One thing life has taught me: if you are interested, you never have to look for new interests. They come to you. When you are genuinely interested in one thing, it will always lead to something else. In other words, be yourself and who you really are and not to be and sound like somebody you are not.

- Eleanor Roosevelt -

[ghj]

Is better to have a fren than to have an enemy

[Jose Mourinho]

So what is a friend? You would be surprised how many so-called friends you really have when you really need them. I believe I have posted this before:

Go through your phone book, call people and ask them to drive you to the airport. The ones who will drive you are your true friends. The rest aren't bad people; they're just acquaintances.

- Jay Leno -

[ghj]

To have a true friend, you have to be a true friend first