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"Man perfected by society is the best of all animals;
he is the most terrible of all when he lives without law,
and without justice."
Aristotle

"If there's a book you really want to read,
but it hasn't been written yet,
then you must write it."
Toni Morrison

"Fill your paper with the breathing of your heart."
William Wordsworth

Some help others in order to receive blessings and admiration. This is simply meaningless. Some cultivate themselves in part to serve others, in part to serve their own pride. They will understand, at best, half of the truth. But those who improve themselves for the sake of the world -- to t...

"Great hopes make great men."
Thomas Fuller

"Storybook happiness involves every form
of pleasant thumb-twiddling;
true happiness involves the full use
of one’s powers and talents."
-John W. Gardner-

"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 (563?-483? BC)

"Peace is a journey of a thousand miles
and it must be taken one step at a time."
Lyndon B. Johnson

"People know you for what you've done,
not for what you plan to do."
-Author Unknown-

"Keep your fears to yourself
but share your inspirations with others."
Robert Louis Stevenson

Focus with a wide angle lens,
opening your mind to the Blessings
that each day brings you.
Unknown

The most important thing in communication
is to hear what is being said.
Peter F. Drucker

A talented trumpeter who toots his own horn
winds up playing to an empty theatre.
A talented trumpeter who lets others recognize
his talent winds up a legend.
~Lisa Edmondson~

We did not weave the web of life,
we are merely a strand in it.
Chief Seattle 1788 - 1866

The clock of life is wound but once
And no man has the power
To tell just when the hands will stop
At late or early hour.
Now is the only time you own.
Live, love, toil with a will.
Place no faith in time.
For the clock may soon be still.
Unknown

"Every Charitable act is
a stepping stone toward heaven."
Henry Ward Beecher

People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious...

"The essence of true friendshipis to
make allowance for another's little lapses."
David Storey

God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He
has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of
the difficulty.
--Peter Marshall (1902-1949) Pastor of Presbyterian Church

"In everyone's life at some time our inner fire goes out. It
is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human
being. We should all be thankful for those people who
rekindle the inner spirit."
Albert Schweitzer

"Good looks catch the eye but a
GOOD personality catches the heart."
Unknown

" Don't let today's disappointments
cast a shadow on tomorrow's dreams."
Unknown

"Maturity begins when we're content
to feel we're right about something,
without feeling the necessity to prove
someone else is wrong."
Sydney J. Harris, Syndicated Columnist

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.
Small people always do that, but the really great make you
feel that you, too, can become great."
Mark Twain

"Friendship is born at the moment
when one person says to another
What?! You too! Thought I was the only one."
Clive Staples Lewis