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Postby yat_chum » Sat Jun 24, 2006 1:24 am

The unspoken word never does harm.
[b]Kossuth[/b]
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Postby yat_chum » Sun Jun 25, 2006 2:33 am

Let us make one point, that we meet each other with a smile, when it is difficult to smile. Smile at each other, make time for each other in your family.
[b]Mother Teresa[/b] (1910 - 1997), in her Nobel lecture
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Postby yat_chum » Sun Jun 25, 2006 8:19 pm

The less effort, the faster and more powerful you will be. [b]- BRUCE LEE[/b]
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Postby yat_chum » Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:54 pm

Silence becomes the Son of a prince,
To be silent but brave in battle:
It befits a man to be merry and glad
Until the day of his death.

The coward believes he will live forever
If he holds back in the battle,
But in old age he shall have no peace
Though spears have spared his limbs.

[b]the poetic edda - nordic oral tradition - 6th century ±[/b]
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Postby yat_chum » Tue Jun 27, 2006 7:57 pm

A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.
[b]Patricia Neal[/b]
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Postby yat_chum » Wed Jun 28, 2006 7:00 pm

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.
[b]Arthur Ashe[/b]
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Postby yat_chum » Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:13 pm

The important thing is not to stop questioning.
[b]Albert Einstein[/b]
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Postby yat_chum » Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:30 pm

Perfectionism is simply putting a limit on your future. When you have an idea of perfect in your mind, you open the door to constantly comparing what you have now with what you want. That type of self criticism is significantly deterring.

[b]John Eliot, Ph.D., Reverse Psychology for Success[/b]
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Postby Dvivid » Sat Jul 01, 2006 7:22 am

Just as crystal, which is clear, becomes colored from the color of another object, so likewise the jewel of the mind becomes colored with the color of mental conceits. Like a jewel the mind is naturally free from the color of these mental conceits; it is pure from the beginning, unproduced, immaculate and without any self-nature.

- Cittavisuddhiprakarana
"Avoid Prejudice, Be Objective in Your Judgement, Be Scientific, Be Logical and Make Sense, Do Not Ignore Prior Experience." - Dr. Yang

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Postby yat_chum » Sat Jul 01, 2006 9:13 pm

To put the world right in order,
we must first put the nation in order;

To put the nation in order,
we must first put the family in order;

To put the family in order,
we must first cultivate our personal life;

We must first set our hearts right.

[b]Confucius[/b]
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Postby yat_chum » Sun Jul 02, 2006 7:53 pm

You must be
the change you wish to see in the world.
[b]Mahatma Gandhi[/b]
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Postby yat_chum » Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:02 pm

"Knowledge Speaks, but Wisdom Listens" J.Hendrix
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Postby yat_chum » Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:49 pm

"Do not think of knocking out another person's brains because he differs in opinion from you. It would be as rational to knock yourself on the head because you differ from yourself ten years ago."
Horace Mann (1796 - 1859)
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Postby yat_chum » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:43 am

"Technical knowledge is not enough. One must transcend techniques so that the art becomes an artless art, growing out of the unconscious."
- Daisetsu Suzuki
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Postby yat_chum » Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:01 pm

"Little minds try to defend everything at once, but sensible people look at the main point only; they parry the worst blows and stand a little hurt if thereby they avoid a greater one. If you try to hold everything, you hold nothing."
- Frederick the Great
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Postby yat_chum » Fri Jul 07, 2006 7:42 pm

"Power of mind is infinite while brawn is limited." Koichi Tohei
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Postby yat_chum » Sat Jul 08, 2006 7:14 pm

"If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit; give it nothing which may tend to its increase."
Epictetus (55 AD - 135 AD)
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Postby yat_chum » Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:48 pm

"Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness, and a rational outlook, which eventually leads to success."
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Postby yat_chum » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:13 pm

It is not enough to aim; you must hit.
Italian Proverb
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Postby yat_chum » Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:01 pm

"I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times"- Bruce Lee
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