Sep 23, 2007

Light

"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. A person only gains light by bringing light into another's life." - Unknown author -

Sep 22, 2007

Nothing gold can stay

"Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay."

- Robert Frost -

Road

"If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there." - Unknown Author"

Sep 17, 2007

Never give in

"Never give in, never, never, never, never; in nothing, great or small—never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense." - Sir Winston Churchill -

Aug 13, 2007

Serenity

"The waters are in motion, but the moon retains its serenity." - Daisetz Suzuki -

Jul 4, 2007

Gratitude

"Silent gratitude isn’t much use to anyone." - Gladys Browyn Stern -

Jul 3, 2007

For bread

"The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread." – Portuguese Proverb -

Jul 1, 2007

Learning

"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it." - Pablo Picasso -

Jun 20, 2007

Change

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world: indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead -

Art of giving

“How can we expect our children to know and experience the joy of giving unless we teach them that the greater pleasure in life lies in the art of giving rather than receiving” - James Cash Penny -

Kindness

“I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now.” - Mahatma Gandhi -

Moments

“You will find as you look back upon your life, that the moments that stand out are the moments when you have done things for others” - Unknown author -

Kindness

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted” - Aesop -

Power

“Never before has man had such great capacity to control his own environment, to end hunger, poverty and disease, to banish illiteracy and human misery. We have the power to make the best generation of mankind in the history of the world” - John F. Kennedy -

Lift Up

“If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else” - Booker T. Washington -

Giving

“We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give.” - Winston Churchill -

Jun 13, 2007

Power

"With great power there must also come great responsibility." - "Uncle Ben" in the film Spider Man

Jun 9, 2007

Time

"You may delay, but time will not." - Benjamin Franklin -

May 28, 2007

Opportunity

"You miss 100% of the shots that you never take." - Wayne Gretzky -

May 27, 2007

Art of Life

"The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings." - Okakura Kakuzo -