Thought for the day III

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Postby yat_chum » Fri Nov 28, 2008 9:59 pm

"I think when I work 14 hours a day, seven days a week, I get lucky."
Armand Hammer (1898 - 1990)
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Postby yat_chum » Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:46 am

"All human beings are limbs of each other,
having been created of one essence.

When time affects a limb with pain,
The other limbs cannot at rest remain.

If thou feel not other's misery,
A human being is no name for thee."
Great Iranian Poet - Sa'adi - c. 1210-1290
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Postby yat_chum » Mon Dec 01, 2008 2:20 am

"Every big problem was at one time a wee disturbance."
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Postby yat_chum » Tue Dec 02, 2008 2:15 am

"Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions."
Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894)
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Postby yat_chum » Wed Dec 03, 2008 2:30 am

"The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your field - and keep on doing it."
Wilfred A. Peterson
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Postby yat_chum » Thu Dec 04, 2008 2:27 am

"The most important thing in life is to see to it that you are never beaten."
Andre Malraux (1901 - 1976)
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Postby yat_chum » Fri Dec 05, 2008 2:39 am

"If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves."
Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931)
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Postby yat_chum » Sat Dec 06, 2008 2:22 am

"There ain't no free lunches in this country. And don't go spending your whole life commiserating that you got raw deals. You've got to say, 'I think that if I keep working at this and want it bad enough I can have it.'"
Lee Iacocca
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Postby yat_chum » Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:31 pm

"From childhood, I felt a compassion for animals. Even before I started
school, I found it impossible to understand why, in my evening prayers,
I should pray only for human beings. Consequently, after my mother
had prayed with me and had given me a good-night kiss, I secretly
recited another prayer, one I had composed myself. It went like this:


Dear God, protect and bless all living beings.
Keep them from evil and let them sleep in peace."
Dr. Albert Schweitzer - Reverence for life - 1964
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Postby yat_chum » Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:19 pm

"You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren."
William Henry Hudson (1841 - 1922), Afoot in England, 1909
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Postby yat_chum » Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:01 am

"Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend."
Jules Renard (1864 - 1910)
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Postby yat_chum » Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:49 am

"Deeds, not stones, are the true monuments of the great."
John L. Motley (1814 - 1877)
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Postby yat_chum » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:01 am

"The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest."
Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
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Postby yat_chum » Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:19 pm

"Never lose sight of this important truth, that no one can be truly great until he has gained a knowledge of himself, a knowledge which can only be acquired by occasional retirement."
Johann Georg von Zimmermann
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Postby yat_chum » Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:48 am

"Don't judge a book by its cover." Common English idiom
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Postby yat_chum » Sun Dec 14, 2008 4:23 am

"O man! Control thyself
Only then can you get salvation
If you are to fight, fight
against your own desires.
Nothing will be achieved by
Fighting against external enemies;
If you miss this occasion,
It will be lost forever.
One's own unconquered soul
Is one's greatest enemy."

Jain scripture - Acharanga sutra
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Postby yat_chum » Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:22 am

"Beware of the man who won't be bothered with details."
William Feather (1908 - 1976)
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Postby yat_chum » Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:43 am

"The margin of error is small in a playoff game. Everybody has to play well. And every once in a while, one game comes down to one play. You never know when it is, or what play has to be made, but you have to try to do your job when it comes to that."
Adam Vinatieri
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Postby yat_chum » Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:07 am

"Flowers never emit so sweet and strong a fragrance as before a storm. When a storm approaches thee, be as fragrant as a sweet-smelling flower."
Jean Paul Richter (1763 - 1825)
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Postby yat_chum » Thu Dec 18, 2008 5:12 am

"If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances."
Julia Sorel
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