“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” The Buddha (Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.)

“You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.”
The Buddha (Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.)

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Originally posted by antabanta:
“You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.”
The Buddha (Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.)

So then let's practice the art of patience!


"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."

-- Brian Adams

"Mind is everything: muscle - pieces of rubber. All that I am, I am because of my mind."
- Paavo Nurmi

“I do not care to know your various theories about God. What is the use of discussing all the subtle doctrines about the soul? Do good and be good. And this will take you to freedom and to whatever truth there is.”
The Buddha(Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.)

“To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping” Chinese Proverb

"The path to our destination is not always a straight one. We
go down the wrong road, we get lost, we turn back. Maybe it
doesn't matter which road we embark on. Maybe what matters is
that we embark."

-- Barbara Hall

Since the right side of your brain controlls the left side of your body, only left handed people are said to be in their right mind...
Jim Fowlie.

“All great lovers are articulate, and verbal seduction is the surest road to actual seduction”

~Marya Mannes (American Writer, 1904-1990)

Soul meets soul on lovers' lips.
Percy Bysshe Shelley

If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril. Sun Tzu

If you stop to think...don't forget to start again.

Old age is when it takes longer to rest up, Than it did to get tired.

A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker. Buddha

Try something different!
Try something new!
You might find you like it,
and it likes you too!
~ Dr. Seuss

"Without Knowledge, Skill cannot be focused. Without Skill, Strength cannot be brought to bear and without Strength, Knowledge may not be applied." - Alexander the Great's Chief Physician

"I dislike death, however, there are some things I dislike more than death. Therefore, there are times when I will not avoid danger." - Mencius

Our greatest joy-and our greatest pain comes in our relationships with others.
~ Stephen R. Covey

"An education is not something you just tip your head and they pour it in your ear. You've got to want it. You've got to reach out and claim that future for yourself.”

~From President Obama's Race to the Top speech~

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)

"No man ever achieved worthwhile success who did not, at one
time or other, find himself with at least one foot hanging
well over the brink of failure."

~Napoleon Hill

When you think you are going to fail, take a deep breath and start all over again. Alex.

"I worshipped dead men for their strength, forgetting I was strong." - Vita Sackville-West

"Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it." - Buddha .

"Given enough time, any man may master the physical. With enough knowledge, any man may become wise. It is the true warrior who can master both....and surpass the result." - Tien T'ai

"Only a warrior chooses pacifism; others are condemned to it." Unknown.

"In battle, if you you make your opponent flinch, you have already won." Myamoto Musahshi, The Book Of Five Rings.

Consider that which exists to exist and that which does not exist to not exist, and recognize things just as they are. With such a frame of mind, one will have divine protection even though he does not pray. Hojo Nagauji (1432-1519)

"Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to
convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom
otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't
hang around long enough for his or her bad attitude to pull
you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people."

-- Zig Ziglar

Came across this recently... reminds me of ...

You remind me of a penny, because you are two faced and worthless.

"The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success,
his influence, his power for good. Calmness of mind is one of
the beautiful jewels of wisdom."
~~ James Allen

The more you learn to focus on blessing others, the more freely the blessings will flow in your life. - Thomas Kinkade

"If people concentrated on the really important things in
life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles."

-- Doug Larson

"Sometimes we must get hurt in order to grow. We must fail in
order to know. Sometimes our vision is clear only after our
eyes are washed away with tears."

-- Unknown

Avoid loud and aggressive people, they are a vexation to the spirit. ( A line from the Desiderata - author unknown).

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Originally posted by alena:
Avoid loud and aggressive people, they are a vexation to the spirit. ( A line from the Desiderata - author unknown).

Like this...

"As long as it's hot and wet and goes down the right way, that's all that matters."

Get your minds out of the gutters

That was the Dutchess of York thoughts on a tea.

“The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.”
Khalil Gibran

I think I posted this quote a while ago, but it's worth reposting

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia