Other peoples words

 

"don't get me wrong when i say this, i like you, you are a nice person, but i would eat you if i had to" - discussion i had in a bar about the extra value put on humans and the little value given to animals. F.

Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.
Democritus



The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts; therefore guard accordingly.
Marcus Aurelius


Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. Aristotle

The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.
Thales


Life is the sum of your choices.
— Albert Camus


Change has long been a fearful thing for human beings ... and at the same time, it is our most Divine opportunity. Clinging to the banks of the river may seem safe and more secure, but life's possibilities are truly engaged only when we trust, release and become part of The Flow of the Universe.
— Chelle Thompson, Editor of Inspiration Line

A dream you dream alone is only a dream
A dream you dream together is reality ~ Yoko Ono

"The opinion which other people have of you is their problem, not yours."
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
Anaïs Nin

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.
Jimi Hendrix

"I believe that we are constantly experiencing transformation and that’s why we need to let life guide us.

Every day is different, every day can have a magic moment, but we don’t see the opportunity, because we think: ‘Oh this is boring I’m just commuting to work.’
How many interesting people you are missing, just because our parents told us “don’t talk to strangers”?
You must get as much as you can from any journey, because – in the end – the journey is all you have. It doesn’t matter what you accumulate in terms of material wealth, because you are going to die anyway, so why not live?"
- Paulo Coleho

"..Of all the powerful weapons of destruction that man has invented, the most terrible – and the most cowardly – is the word....
Check to see if you yourself are using this weapon.
Check to see if someone is using this weapon on you. And put a stop to both."

"...talk to strangers. Connecting to people is a blessing, not a threat"
- Paolo Coelho

“When the sun rises, it rises for everyone.”

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”
 - Henri Matisse

“If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.”
 - Malcolm X

“A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.”
- Gandhi

Don't trust the smile, trust the actions
- Lionel Ritchie

Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
- Henry Ford


You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.
- Henry Ford

When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.
- Henry Ford

Character cannot be developed in peace and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.
- Helen Keller

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent
- Eleanor Roosevelt

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.
- Eleanor Roosevelt

To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.
- Elbert Hubbard

People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be
- Abraham Lincoln

The only way to have a friend is to be one.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
Judy Garland

The best you can be at any given moment is yourself.
Elizabeth Alraune

Embrace your uniqueness. Time is much too short to be living someone else's life.
Kobi Yamada

“Trying to forget someone you love is like trying to remember someone you never met”

“I hope your dreams take you... to the corners of your smiles, to the highest of your hopes, to the windows of your opportunities, and to the most special places your heart has ever known.”

"Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.”
Dr. L.J.Peter

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”

“Anyone who angers you conquers you”

“You should make a woman angry if you wish her to love”

"There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.”

“Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.”

“Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it”

“The best answer to anger is silence.”