A harmful truth is always better than a useful lie!
- Eric Bolton
Monday, August 31, 2009
Marriage quotes-Liing afterward
All marriages are happy-it's the living together afterward that causes all the problems.
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Thoughts-Storm
Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks?
The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm. While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it.
The eagle does not escape the storm. It simply uses the storm to lift it higher. It rises on the winds that bring the storm.
When the storms of life come upon us - and all of us will experience them - we can rise above them by setting our minds and our belief toward God. The storms do not have to overcome us. We can allow God's power to lift us above them.
God enables us to ride the winds of the storm that bring sickness, tragedy, failure and disappointment in our lives. We can soar above the storm.
Remember, it is not the burdens of life that weigh us down, it is how we handle them.
The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm. While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it.
The eagle does not escape the storm. It simply uses the storm to lift it higher. It rises on the winds that bring the storm.
When the storms of life come upon us - and all of us will experience them - we can rise above them by setting our minds and our belief toward God. The storms do not have to overcome us. We can allow God's power to lift us above them.
God enables us to ride the winds of the storm that bring sickness, tragedy, failure and disappointment in our lives. We can soar above the storm.
Remember, it is not the burdens of life that weigh us down, it is how we handle them.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Funny thoughts-More famous last words
-> Give me liberty or give me death.
-> Just take whatever you want, this is a ghost town.
-> It's strong enough for both of us.
-> Just take whatever you want, this is a ghost town.
-> It's strong enough for both of us.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Love defined
Love is anterior to life,
Posterior to death,
Initial of creation, and
The exponent of breath.
--Emily Dickinson
Posterior to death,
Initial of creation, and
The exponent of breath.
--Emily Dickinson
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Funny thoughts-Forecasting
The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.
Meaningful quotes-Fonder
Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own.
- Aristotle
- Aristotle
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Motivational thoughts-Leader
A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.
- Source Unknown
- Source Unknown
Monday, August 24, 2009
Funny thoughts-Measure of honesty
The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.
Love quotes-Ever burning
But true love is a durable fire,
In the mind ever burning,
Never sick, never old, never dead,
From itself never turning.
--Sir Walter Raleigh
In the mind ever burning,
Never sick, never old, never dead,
From itself never turning.
--Sir Walter Raleigh
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Short quotes-Substitute
Statistics are no substitute for judgment.
- Henry Clay, 1777-1852, American Politician and Lawyer
- Henry Clay, 1777-1852, American Politician and Lawyer
Thoughts-How you you handle adversity?
A certain daughter complained to her father about her life and how things have been so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and she wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed that just as one problem was solved another arose.
Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen, filled three pots with water and placed the fire on high. Soon the three pots came to a boil. In one he placed carrots, in the other he placed eggs, and in the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
The daughter sucked her teeth and impatiently wondered what he was trying to do. She had problems, and he was making this strange concoction. In half an hour he walked over to the oven and turned down the fire. He pulled the carrots out and placed them in the bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in the bowl. Then he ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.
Turning to her he asked. "Darling what do you see,"
Smartly, she replied. "Carrots, eggs, and coffee."
He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Her face frowned from the strength of the coffee.
Humbly, she asked. "What does it mean Father?"
He explained. "Each of them faced the same adversity, 212 degrees of boiling water. However each reacted differently. "
"The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. But after going through boiling water, it softened and became weak."
"The egg was fragile. A thin outer shell protected a liquid center. But after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened."
"The coffee beans are unique however. After they were in the boiling water, it became stronger and richer." "Which are you," he asked his daughter.
When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond?
Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?
Are you the carrot that seems hard, but with the smallest amount of pain, adversity, heat you wilt and become soft with no strength?
Are you the egg, which starts off with a malleable heart? A fluid spirit. But after a death, a breakup, a divorce, a layoff you became hardened and stiff. Your shell looks the same, but you are so bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and heart, internally.
Or are you like the coffee bean? The bean does not get its peak flavor and robust until it reaches 212 degrees Fahrenheit. When the water gets the hottest, it just tastes better. When things are there worst, you get better.
When people talk the most, your praises increase. When the hour is the darkest, trials are their greatest, your worship elevates to another level.
How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?
Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen, filled three pots with water and placed the fire on high. Soon the three pots came to a boil. In one he placed carrots, in the other he placed eggs, and in the last he placed ground coffee beans. He let them sit and boil, without saying a word.
The daughter sucked her teeth and impatiently wondered what he was trying to do. She had problems, and he was making this strange concoction. In half an hour he walked over to the oven and turned down the fire. He pulled the carrots out and placed them in the bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in the bowl. Then he ladled the coffee out and placed it in a bowl.
Turning to her he asked. "Darling what do you see,"
Smartly, she replied. "Carrots, eggs, and coffee."
He brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Her face frowned from the strength of the coffee.
Humbly, she asked. "What does it mean Father?"
He explained. "Each of them faced the same adversity, 212 degrees of boiling water. However each reacted differently. "
"The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. But after going through boiling water, it softened and became weak."
"The egg was fragile. A thin outer shell protected a liquid center. But after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened."
"The coffee beans are unique however. After they were in the boiling water, it became stronger and richer." "Which are you," he asked his daughter.
When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond?
Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?
Are you the carrot that seems hard, but with the smallest amount of pain, adversity, heat you wilt and become soft with no strength?
Are you the egg, which starts off with a malleable heart? A fluid spirit. But after a death, a breakup, a divorce, a layoff you became hardened and stiff. Your shell looks the same, but you are so bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and heart, internally.
Or are you like the coffee bean? The bean does not get its peak flavor and robust until it reaches 212 degrees Fahrenheit. When the water gets the hottest, it just tastes better. When things are there worst, you get better.
When people talk the most, your praises increase. When the hour is the darkest, trials are their greatest, your worship elevates to another level.
How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
Humor quotes-Smallest to tallest
'Remember in elementary school, you were told that in case of fire you have to line up quietly in a single file line from smallest to tallest? What is the logic in that? What, do tall people burn slower?'
(Warren Hutcherson)
(Warren Hutcherson)
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Thought for the day-Patience!
Patience is the ability to idle your motor, when you feel like stripping your gears.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Love quotes-Draw blood
Love is much like a wild rose, beautiful and calm, but willing to draw blood in its defense.
-Mark A. Overby
-Mark A. Overby
Monday, August 17, 2009
Thoughtful quotes-Clenched fist
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
- Indira Gandhi, 1917-1984, Indian Prime Minister
- Indira Gandhi, 1917-1984, Indian Prime Minister
Funny thoughts-Conservative
I do not know which makes a man more conservative-to know nothing but the present, or nothing but the past.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Thoughts-The trick
A young man, a student in one of the universities, was one day taking a walk with a Professor, who was commonly called the student's friend, from his kindness to those who waited on his instructions.
As they went along,they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes, which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a field close by,and who had nearly finished his day's work.
The student turned to the professor, saying: "Let us play the man a trick: we will hide his shoes, and conceal ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his perplexity when he cannot find them."
“My young friend," answered the professor, "we should never amuse ourselves at the expense of the poor. But you are rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of this poor man. Put a coin in each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how this affects him."
The student did so and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes.
While putting on his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes, but feeling something hard, he stooped down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his countenance. He gazed upon the coin, turned it around, and looked at it again and again.
He then looked around him on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and proceeded to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was doubled on finding the other coin.
His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent thanksgiving in which he spoke of his wife who was sick and helpless, and his children without bread, whom this timely bounty, from some unknown hand,would save from perishing.
The student stood there deeply affected, and his eyes filled with tears. "Now," said the professor, "are you not much better pleased than if you had played your intended trick?"
The youth replied, "You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the truth of these words, which I never understood before: "It's more blessed to give than to receive."
As they went along,they saw lying in the path a pair of old shoes, which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a field close by,and who had nearly finished his day's work.
The student turned to the professor, saying: "Let us play the man a trick: we will hide his shoes, and conceal ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his perplexity when he cannot find them."
“My young friend," answered the professor, "we should never amuse ourselves at the expense of the poor. But you are rich, and may give yourself a much greater pleasure by means of this poor man. Put a coin in each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and watch how this affects him."
The student did so and they both placed themselves behind the bushes close by. The poor man soon finished his work, and came across the field to the path where he had left his coat and shoes.
While putting on his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes, but feeling something hard, he stooped down to feel what it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his countenance. He gazed upon the coin, turned it around, and looked at it again and again.
He then looked around him on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and proceeded to put on the other shoe; but his surprise was doubled on finding the other coin.
His feelings overcame him; he fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent thanksgiving in which he spoke of his wife who was sick and helpless, and his children without bread, whom this timely bounty, from some unknown hand,would save from perishing.
The student stood there deeply affected, and his eyes filled with tears. "Now," said the professor, "are you not much better pleased than if you had played your intended trick?"
The youth replied, "You have taught me a lesson which I will never forget. I feel now the truth of these words, which I never understood before: "It's more blessed to give than to receive."
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Humor quotes-Inside us
“If God dwells inside us like some people say, I sure hope He likes enchiladas, because that's what He's getting”
-Jack Handy
-Jack Handy
Friendship quotes-Rare people
Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.
Thought for the Day-Do what you can
Do what you can, for who you can, with what you have, and where you are.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Quotes on marriage-Long engagements
Long engagements give people the opportunity of finding out each other's character before marriage, which is never advisable.
-- Oscar Wilde
-- Oscar Wilde
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Inspirational quotes-Kind words
Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.
- Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French Mathematician/Physicist/Theologian
- Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French Mathematician/Physicist/Theologian
Humor quotes-Sell furniture
"I used to sell furniture for a living. The trouble was, it was my own."
(Les Dawson)
(Les Dawson)
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Famous quotes-Missed Oppurtunity
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
- Thomas Edison
- Thomas Edison
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Political quotes-Conservatism
What is conservatism? Is it not the adherence to the old and tried against the new and untried?
~Abraham Lincoln
~Abraham Lincoln
Monday, August 10, 2009
Thought for the day-You don't care
Don't walk as if u rule the world.
Walk as if you don't care who rules the world
Walk as if you don't care who rules the world
Quotes on Laughter
Why we are laughing ?
Ancient Philosophers say about laughter :
Aristotle
Philosopher Aristotle said "We laugh at those who are less of us and for ugly people, and joy comes from the feeling that we are the top layer of them"
Hegel
Philosopher Hegel said "Laughter arises as a result of the contradiction between the concept and the true meaning HIDDEN provided by this concept. "
Freud
Philosopher Freud said "The Laughter phenomenon, and her function of launching psychological energy that was mobilized in improper or false expectations. "
John Morreall
Philosopher John Morreall said " he laughter humanitarian him biological origins as a form of expression when the traffic risk. "
Peter Marteinson
Philosopher Peter Marteinson said "Laughter is a response to the perception that recognizes that social being is not something real. "
Ancient Philosophers say about laughter :
Aristotle
Philosopher Aristotle said "We laugh at those who are less of us and for ugly people, and joy comes from the feeling that we are the top layer of them"
Hegel
Philosopher Hegel said "Laughter arises as a result of the contradiction between the concept and the true meaning HIDDEN provided by this concept. "
Freud
Philosopher Freud said "The Laughter phenomenon, and her function of launching psychological energy that was mobilized in improper or false expectations. "
John Morreall
Philosopher John Morreall said " he laughter humanitarian him biological origins as a form of expression when the traffic risk. "
Peter Marteinson
Philosopher Peter Marteinson said "Laughter is a response to the perception that recognizes that social being is not something real. "
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Thoughts-Sweet Benefit of Doubt
One night there was a woman at the airport who had to wait for several hours before catching her next flight. While she waited she bought a book and a pack of biscuits to spend the time. She looked for a place to sit and waited.
She was deep into her book, when suddenly she realized that there was a young man sitting next to her who was stretching his hand and, with no concern whatsoever, and grabbing the pack of cookies lying between them. He started to eat them one by one. Not wanting to make a fuss about it she decided to ignore him. The woman, slightly bothered, ate the cookies and watched the clock, while the young and shameless thief of biscuits was also finishing them. The woman started to get really angry at this point and thought "If I wasn't such a good and educated person, I would have given this daring man a black eye by now. "Every time she ate a biscuit, he had one too. The dialogue between their eyes continued and when only one biscuit was left, she wondered what was he going to do.. Softly and with a nervous smile, the young man grabbed the last biscuit and broke it in two. He offered one half to the woman while he ate the other half. Briskly she took the biscuit and thought, "What an insolent man! How uneducated! He didn't even thank me!" She had never met anybody so fresh and sighed relieved to hear her flight announced. She grabbed her bags and went towards the boarding gate refusing to look back to where that insolent thief was seated. After boarding the plane and nicely seated, she looked for her book which was nearly finished by now. While looking into her bag she was totally surprised to find her pack of biscuits nearly intact. If my biscuits are here, she thought feeling terribly, those others were his and he tried to share them with me.
Too late to apologize to the young man, she realized with pain, that it was she who had been insolent, uneducated and a thief, and not him. How many times in our lives, had we known with certainty that something happened in a certain way, only to discover later that it wasn't true? How many times has our lack of trust within us made us judge other people unfairly with our conceited ideas, often far away from reality. That is why we have to think twice before we judge others. Let's always give others the benefit of the doubt before we think badly of them.
She was deep into her book, when suddenly she realized that there was a young man sitting next to her who was stretching his hand and, with no concern whatsoever, and grabbing the pack of cookies lying between them. He started to eat them one by one. Not wanting to make a fuss about it she decided to ignore him. The woman, slightly bothered, ate the cookies and watched the clock, while the young and shameless thief of biscuits was also finishing them. The woman started to get really angry at this point and thought "If I wasn't such a good and educated person, I would have given this daring man a black eye by now. "Every time she ate a biscuit, he had one too. The dialogue between their eyes continued and when only one biscuit was left, she wondered what was he going to do.. Softly and with a nervous smile, the young man grabbed the last biscuit and broke it in two. He offered one half to the woman while he ate the other half. Briskly she took the biscuit and thought, "What an insolent man! How uneducated! He didn't even thank me!" She had never met anybody so fresh and sighed relieved to hear her flight announced. She grabbed her bags and went towards the boarding gate refusing to look back to where that insolent thief was seated. After boarding the plane and nicely seated, she looked for her book which was nearly finished by now. While looking into her bag she was totally surprised to find her pack of biscuits nearly intact. If my biscuits are here, she thought feeling terribly, those others were his and he tried to share them with me.
Too late to apologize to the young man, she realized with pain, that it was she who had been insolent, uneducated and a thief, and not him. How many times in our lives, had we known with certainty that something happened in a certain way, only to discover later that it wasn't true? How many times has our lack of trust within us made us judge other people unfairly with our conceited ideas, often far away from reality. That is why we have to think twice before we judge others. Let's always give others the benefit of the doubt before we think badly of them.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Marriage quotes-Finding out
Marriage is the process of finding out what kind of man your wife would have preferred.
Friendship quotes-Melons
Friends are like melons; shall I tell you why?
To find one good you must one hundred try.
- Claude Mermet
To find one good you must one hundred try.
- Claude Mermet
Friday, August 7, 2009
Famous quotes-Greatest discovery
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
- William James
- William James
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Political quotes-Buying and selling
When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators.
~P.J. O'Rourke
~P.J. O'Rourke
Monday, August 3, 2009
Humor quotes-Slow learner
"Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I'm halfway through my fish burger and I realize, 'Oh my God.... I could be eating a slow learner!' "
(Lynda Montgomery)
(Lynda Montgomery)
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Funny definitions-Mathematician
A mathematician is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat which isn't there.
(Charles R. Darwin)
(Charles R. Darwin)
Thoughts-The Lagoon
May be you have heared about the Great Barrier Reef, stretching some 1,800 miles from New Guinea to Australia. Tour guides regularly take visitors to view the reef.
On one tour, a traveler asked the guide an interesting question."I noticed that the lagoon side of the reef looks pale and lifeless, while the ocean side is vibrant and colorful," the traveler observed. "Why is this?"
The guide gave an interesting answer:"The coral around the lagoon side is in still water with no challenge for its survival. It dies early. The coral on the ocean side is constantly being tested by wind, waves, and storms -- surges of power. It has to fight for survival every day of its life. As it is challenged and tested, it changes and adapts. It grows healthy. It grows strong. And it reproduces."
Then he added this telling note: "That's the way it is with every living organism."
That's how it is with people. Challenged and tested, we come alive! Like coral pounded by the sea, we grow. Physical demands can cause us to grow stronger. Mental and emotional stress can produce tough-mindedness and resiliency. Spiritual testing can produce strength of character and faithfulness . So, you have problems? No problem! Just tell yourself, "There I grow again!".
On one tour, a traveler asked the guide an interesting question."I noticed that the lagoon side of the reef looks pale and lifeless, while the ocean side is vibrant and colorful," the traveler observed. "Why is this?"
The guide gave an interesting answer:"The coral around the lagoon side is in still water with no challenge for its survival. It dies early. The coral on the ocean side is constantly being tested by wind, waves, and storms -- surges of power. It has to fight for survival every day of its life. As it is challenged and tested, it changes and adapts. It grows healthy. It grows strong. And it reproduces."
Then he added this telling note: "That's the way it is with every living organism."
That's how it is with people. Challenged and tested, we come alive! Like coral pounded by the sea, we grow. Physical demands can cause us to grow stronger. Mental and emotional stress can produce tough-mindedness and resiliency. Spiritual testing can produce strength of character and faithfulness . So, you have problems? No problem! Just tell yourself, "There I grow again!".
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Friendship quotes-Friendly
Be friendly with the folks you know
If it weren't for them you would be a total stranger.
If it weren't for them you would be a total stranger.
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