There is a Mexican Proverb that goes, “It is not enough for a man to know how to ride; he must know how to fall.” I’m thinking it could mean it’s ok to know how to be when everything is…
Someone once said, “When all other means of communication fail, try words” Beautiful words written or spoken are very powerful. Use them wisely.
Remember this next time you put off making a decision, “Indecision becomes decision with time.” That quote is very relevant to all of us because it will apply almost everyday in everything we do, or don’t do. I’m going to…
George Bernard Shaw said, “What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.” This quote brings to mind a child with Knowledge running after him. Like you would see…
Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.” How often do we say depreciating things about ourselves and as Emerson says stand in our own sunshine? Sometimes get…
Syrus said, “We are born princes and the civilizing process makes us frogs.” I think Syrus had it right here. Schooling and society ‘educate’ us to a point where we could become frogs. Thinking the same things as everyone else…
Pablo Picasso said, “You have to have an idea of what you are going to do, but it should be a vague idea.” Sometimes having a plan to stick to is like wearing a straight jacket – not much room…
Democritus said, “Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion.” That simple statement amazes me when you realise it was said almost 2,000 years ago. How is it a man with no testing facility could come up…
Lao Tzu said, “Silence is a source of great strength.” It drives me a little bit crazy that people cannot work or be in complete silence. A typical example is going home and turning the TV on. How do they…
Robert Fulghum said, “If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.” There are a lot more you could add to that list…
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