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JANUARY 2007 THOUGHTS
January 31, 2007
"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."
- Albert Einstein
January 30, 2007
"See first that the design is wise and just; that ascertained, pursue it resolutely."
- William Shakespeare
January 29, 2007
"A good teacher is one who can understand those who are not very good at explaining, and explain to those who are not very good at understanding."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
January 28, 2007
"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing."
-Theodore Roosevelt
January 27, 2007
"Lead your life so you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip."
- Will Rogers
January 26, 2007
Do not judge and you will not be judged. Do not condemn and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.
- Jesus Christ
January 25, 2007
"This I believe: That the free, exploring mind of the individual human is the most valuable thing in the world. And this I would fight for: The freedom of the mind to take any direction it wishes, undirected. And this I must fight against: Any idea, religion, or government which limits or destroys the individual."
- John Steinbeck
January 24, 2007
"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart."
- William Wadsworth
January 23, 2007
"To live happily is an inward power of the soul."
- Marcus Aureolas
January 22, 2007
"All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom; justice; honor; duty; mercy; hope."
- Sir Winston Churchill
January 21, 2007
"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."
-Confucius
January 20, 2007
"Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood."
-William Penn
January 19, 2007
"Without involvement, there is no commitment. Mark it down, asterisk it, circle it, underline it. No involvement, no commitment."
- Stephen Covey
January 18, 2007
"Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all."
- Norman Vincent Peale
January 17th, 2006
"Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
January 16, 2007
"There are seven sins in the world: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without sacrifice and politics without principle."
- Mahatma Gandhi
January 15, 2007
"Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich - simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself."
-Henry Miller
January 14, 2007
"Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. One man with courage makes a majority"
-Andrew Jackson
January 13, 2007
A loving heart is the truest wisdom
-Charles Dickens
January 12, 2007
"Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity."
- Lao-tzu
January 11, 2007
"New knowledge is the most valuable commodity on earth. The more truth we have to work with, the richer we become."
- Kurt Vonnegut
January 10, 2007
"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."
- Alfred Lord Tennyson
January 9, 2007
"The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated."
- William James
January 8, 2007
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."
- Helen Keller
January 7, 2007
"If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal. Not to people or things."
- Albert Einstein
January 8, 2007
"Through our great good fortune, in our youth our hearts were touched with fire. It was given to us to learn at the outset that life is a profound and passionate thing."
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
January 5, 2007
With malice toward none; with charity for all.
-Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address, March 4, 1865
January 4, 2007
"Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your objective. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."
- Ralph Walled Emerson
January 3, 2007
"Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything is, everything exists, only because I love. Everything is united by it alone. Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love, shall return to the general and eternal source."
- Leo Tolstoy
January 2, 2007
To see the world in a grain of sand,
And heaven in a wild flower,
To hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.
- Blake Auguries of Innocence
January 1, 2007
It is strange that people will talk of miracles, revelations, inspirations, and the like, as things past, while love remains
- Henry David Thoreau
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