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Postby yat_chum » Fri May 19, 2006 7:55 pm

Turbulence is life force. It is opportunity. Let's love turbulence and use it for change.
Ramsay Clark
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Postby yat_chum » Sat May 20, 2006 8:09 pm

"Walking is man's best medicine." - Hippocrates
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Postby yat_chum » Sun May 21, 2006 6:45 pm

Saru mo ki kara ochiru. Even monkeys fall from trees. - Japanese Proverb
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Postby yat_chum » Sun May 21, 2006 7:46 pm

Nana korobi, ya oki. Fall seven times, rise eight. - Japanese Proverb
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Postby yat_chum » Tue May 23, 2006 1:17 am

Put your everyday living into Karate and you will find "Myo" (the subtle secrets).
Master Gichin Funakoshi
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Postby yat_chum » Wed May 24, 2006 1:49 am

There are two kinds of men who never amount to much: those who cannot do what they are told and those who can do nothing else.
Cyrus H. Curtis (1850 - 1933)
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Postby yat_chum » Thu May 25, 2006 10:25 am

"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt
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Postby yat_chum » Fri May 26, 2006 1:30 am

"The wisest mind has something yet to learn." - George Santayana
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Postby yat_chum » Fri May 26, 2006 11:49 pm

Live loyally today
-- grow --
and tomorrow will attend to itself.
The quickest way for a tadpole to become a frog
is to live loyally each moment
as a tadpole.
urantia book - 1094:06
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Postby yat_chum » Sat May 27, 2006 8:10 pm

Proverbs 3:13-18 (New International Version)

 13 Blessed is the man who finds wisdom,
       the man who gains understanding,
 14 for she is more profitable than silver
       and yields better returns than gold.
 15 She is more precious than rubies;
       nothing you desire can compare with her.
 16 Long life is in her right hand;
       in her left hand are riches and honor.
 17 Her ways are pleasant ways,
       and all her paths are peace.
 18 She is a tree of life to those who embrace her;
       those who lay hold of her will be blessed.
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Postby yat_chum » Sun May 28, 2006 6:58 pm

To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge.

Benjamin Disraeli, Sybil, 1845
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Postby yat_chum » Tue May 30, 2006 2:16 am

A student said to his master: "You teach me fighting, but you talk about peace. How do you reconcile the two?" The master replied: "It is better to be a warrior in a garden than to be a gardener in a war." - unknown
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Postby yat_chum » Tue May 30, 2006 8:10 pm

Never expose yourself unnecessarily to danger; a miracle may not save you...and if it does, it will be deducted from your share of luck or merit.

The Talmud
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Postby yat_chum » Thu Jun 01, 2006 1:18 am

There is only one time
when it is essential to awaken.
That time is now.
buddha
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Postby yat_chum » Fri Jun 02, 2006 12:54 am

"When crossing hands with ordinary people you do not need to use too many techniques, broad knowledge of many techniques is not refinement; the changes within a body are simply infinite. When skilled people compete in martial skills it is similar to a general using his soldiers: having good soldiers without brave officers and you can not win battles, having good skill in technique without good kungfu and you can not win over others. Therefore in speaking of soldiers it is not in their numbers that is important it is their bravery; skill and technique being plentiful is not as important as their refinement." - Gao Yisheng
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Postby yat_chum » Fri Jun 02, 2006 8:26 pm

The victory of success is half won when one gains the habit of setting goals and achieving them. Even the most tedious chore will become endurable as you parade through each day convinced that every task, no matter how menial or boring, brings you closer to fulfilling your dreams.
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Postby yat_chum » Sat Jun 03, 2006 8:17 pm

Whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life
keep peace with your soul.
With all its shame, drudgery and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be Cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

seventeenth century - anonymous
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Postby Inga » Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:30 am

just printed that one out jo..thanx :)
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Postby yat_chum » Sun Jun 04, 2006 7:35 pm

A student said to his master: "You teach me fighting, but you talk about peace. How do you reconcile the two?" The master replied: "It is better to be a warrior in a garden than to be a gardener in a war." - unknown


Hi Inga, your welcome :D
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Postby yat_chum » Mon Jun 05, 2006 7:02 pm

However far the stream flows, it never forgets its source.
Nigerian Proverb
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