"Mind is the Master power that moulds and makes,
And Man is Mind, and evermore he takes
The tool of Thought, and, shaping what he wills,
Brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills: —
He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass:
Environment is but his looking-glass."
-- James Allen

It takes a long time to create a wonder, but a brief moment to destroy it.

Not sure

"I've always found that anything worth achieving will always have obstacles in the way and you've got to have that drive and determination to overcome those obstacles on route to whatever it is that you want to accomplish."

-- Chuck Norris

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up.

Jesse Jackson

Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you.
~Richard Bach

Abstract art is a product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered - Al Capp

“Life without goodness, good thoughts, good actions and good words is like the sky in the night without the moon or stars. It is like a wheel without a hub or spokes! No one can push a boulder away while standing on it; you cannot be free from anxiety while all the entrances through which it sneaks in are open.”Atharva Veda quote

If it hurts, rub it. DaCainsta

If it feels good, rub it again. DaCainsta

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Originally posted by cain:
If it feels good, rub it again. DaCainsta

One more rub and is a pumping.

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Originally posted by antabanta:

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Originally posted by cain:
If it feels good, rub it again. DaCainsta

One more rub and is a pumping.

Hey man, is wuh do you eh? You doan see Iman talkin stupidness and messing the thread now, do you,eh,eh?

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Originally posted by cain:

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Originally posted by antabanta:

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Originally posted by cain:
If it feels good, rub it again. DaCainsta

One more rub and is a pumping.

Hey man, is wuh do you eh? You doan see Iman talkin stupidness and messing the thread now, do you,eh,eh?

Anything above 3 rubs is a an orgy.

The Way of the Samurai is found in death. When it comes to either/or, there is only the quick choice of death. It is not particularly difficult. Be determined and advance. To say that dying without reaching one's aim is to die a dog's death is the frivolous way of sophisticates. When pressed with the choice of life or death, it is not necessary to gain one's aim. Yamamoto Tsunetomo

"Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come."

-- Robert H. Schuller

"In battle, if you you make your opponent flinch, you have already won." — Miyamoto Musashi

Hold a true friend with both your hands. -- Nigerian Proverb

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Originally posted by Miraver:
Hold a true friend with both your hands. -- Nigerian Proverb

Nice!
...the true friend should hold back with both hands also.

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Originally posted by TI:

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Originally posted by Miraver:
Hold a true friend with both your hands. -- Nigerian Proverb

Nice!
...the true friend should hold back with both hands also.

True! True!

“Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.”
African Proverb quotes

I think this thread is fitting for the inspirational story below.

The Starfish Story
Original Story by: Loren Eisley

One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed
a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean.
Approaching the boy, he asked, What are you doing?
The youth replied, Throwing starfish back into the ocean.
The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.
�Son, the man said, don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!
After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish,
and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said
I made a difference for that one.

"The primary thing when you take a sword in your hands is your intention to cut the enemy, whatever the means. Whenever you parry, hit, spring, strike or touch the enemy's cutting sword, you must cut the enemy in the same movement. It is essential to attain this. If you think only of hitting, springing, striking or touching the enemy, you will not be able actually to cut him."
— Miyamoto Musashi (The Book of Five Rings)

"Whatever the Way, the master of strategy does not appear fast….Of course, slowness is bad. Really skillful people never get out of time, and are always deliberate, and never appear busy."
— Miyamoto Musashi (Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy)

"Few men think, yet all will have opinions."
--George Berkeley (1685-1753), English philosopher.

"If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were."
-- Kahlil Gibran

"The true science of martial arts means practicing them in such a way that they will be useful at any time, and to teach them in such a way that they will be useful in all things."
— Miyamoto Musashi (The Book of Five Rings: Miyamoto Musashi)

"It is difficult to understand the universe if you only study one planet" — Miyamoto Musashi (Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy)

"You will never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine."

-- John C. Maxwell

"Please don't drop cigarettes in the urinal,it makes em soggy and hard to light." Found on a wall of a men's washroom.

"Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world" — Miyamoto Musashi (Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy)

"You can only fight the way you practice" — Miyamoto Musashi (Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy)

"Under the sword lifted high, There is hell making you tremble. But go ahead, And you have the land of bliss." — Miyamoto Musashi

"The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you
foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without
it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in
beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life."

-- Frank Lloyd Wright

We ask for strength and the Great Spirit gives us difficulties, which makes us strong.
~ Native Amrican Prayer~

"All man are the same except for their belief in their own selves, regardless of what others may think of them" — Miyamoto Musashi (Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy)

“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.”

Kahlil Gibran

May your passion be the kernel of corn stuck between your molars, always reminding you there's something to tend to.
~Jeb Dickerson

The obstacle is the path. ~Zen Proverb

"A bullet from a gun does not make a distinction between practice and combat. You are training to be one and the same way in your life" — Miyamoto Musashi (Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy)

"Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure."

Paulo Coelho

Let stumbling blocks become stepping stones. Alex.