Thought for the day

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Postby yat_chum » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:22 am

Carpe Diem - Latin for seize the day


I start my new job today but I will try my best to share with you all my thought for the day, that is if anyone wants me to. Jo
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Postby landon » Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:42 pm

I'm enjoying them, keep em coming,
If your keys fall in a pool of hot lava then man, let them go.
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Postby Galardiel » Mon Jan 30, 2006 4:46 pm

Yes me too :D

**stay well
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Postby yat_chum » Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:08 am

If you refuse to be made straight when you are green, you will not be made straight when you are dry.
African Proverb


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Postby Yatish Parmar » Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:22 pm

I like this one (about being straight)

I'm going to use it tomorrow for some of my less well behaved classes...

thanks man
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Postby yat_chum » Wed Feb 01, 2006 1:09 am

Tomorrows battle is won during today's practice. - Samurai maxim
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Postby yat_chum » Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:21 am

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. - Albert Einstein
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Postby yat_chum » Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:41 am

According to an old story, a lord of ancient China once asked his physician, a member of a family of healers, which of them was the most skilled in the art.
The physician, whose reputation was such that his name became synonymous with medical science in China, replied,
”My eldest brother sees the spirit of sickness and removes it before it takes shape, so his name does not get out the house.
My elder brother cures sickness when it is still extremely minute so his name does not get out of the neighbourhood.
As for me, I puncture veins, prescribe potions and massage skin, so from time to time my name gets out and is heard among the lords.”
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Postby yat_chum » Sat Feb 04, 2006 3:12 am

Deep knowledge is to be aware of disturbance before disturbance, to be aware of danger before danger, to be aware of destruction before destruction, to be aware of calamity before calamity. Strong action is training the body without being a burdened by the body, exercising the mind without being used by the mind, working in the world without being affected by the world, carrying out tasks without being obstructed by tasks.
By deep knowledge of principle, one can change disturbance into order, change danger into safety, change destruction into survival, change calamity into fortune. By strong action on the Way, one can bring the body into the realm of longevity, bring the mind to the sphere of mystery, bring the world to great peace and bring tasks to great fulfilment.
- The Book of Balance and Harmony
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Postby yat_chum » Sun Feb 05, 2006 8:07 am

Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.
Sun Tzu, The Art of War. Emptiness and Fullness
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Postby yat_chum » Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:31 am

"The end matters most in the journey,
But it's the journey that matters most in the end" English proverb
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Postby Galardiel » Mon Feb 06, 2006 6:17 pm

To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.- Chinese Proverb

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Postby yat_chum » Tue Feb 07, 2006 2:07 am

Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behaviours. Keep your behaviours positive because your behaviours become your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny.
- Gandhi
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Postby yat_chum » Wed Feb 08, 2006 2:12 am

Failure is the key to success; each mistake teaches us something.
- Morihei Ueshiba founder of Aikido
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Postby yat_chum » Thu Feb 09, 2006 2:41 am

There is a difference between knowing the path and walking it
I can show you the door, but you are the one who has to walk through it.
- Morpheus (The Matrix)
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Postby yat_chum » Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:33 am

The "mountain-sea" spirit means that it is bad to repeat the same thing several times when fighting the enemy. There may be no help but to do something twice, but do not try it a third time. If you once make an attack and fail, there is little chance of success if you use the same approach again. If you attempt a technique which you have previously tried unsucessfully and fail yet again, then you must change your attacking method.

If the enemy thinks of the mountains, attack like the sea; and if he thinks of the sea, attack like the mountains. You must research this deeply. - The Book of Five Rings
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Postby darth_freak » Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:08 am

"May the Force be with you!"
Obi-Wan Kenobi
"Turn your butt!"
Master Yang.

Xavier
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Postby yat_chum » Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:59 am

From one thing, know ten thousand things. - The Book of Five Rings
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Postby yat_chum » Sun Feb 12, 2006 4:09 am

Do not try to fight a lion if you are not one yourself.
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Postby yat_chum » Mon Feb 13, 2006 3:24 am

“Learn from nature: how often do you see the mouse playing by the hawk’s nest?”
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