bird on one wire

"Don’t discuss yourself, for you are bound to lose; if you belittle yourself, you are believed;..."

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:02:01 +0200

““Don’t discuss yourself, for you are bound to lose; if you belittle yourself, you are believed; if you praise yourself, you are disbelieved.””

- Michel de Montaigne

"Poverty cannot deprive us of many consolations. It cannot rob us of the affection we have for each..."

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:01:29 +0200

““Poverty cannot deprive us of many consolations. It cannot rob us of the affection we have for each other, or degrade us in our own opinion, of in that of any person, whose opinion we ought to value.””

- Ann Radcliffe

"The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else. The only real nobility..."

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:00:27 +0200

““The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else. The only real nobility is in being superior to your former self.””

- Whitney Young

"The future is uncertain… but this uncertainty is at the very heart of human creativity."

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:01:00 +0200

““The future is uncertain… but this uncertainty is at the very heart of human creativity.””

- Ilya Prigogine

"Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot."

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:02:11 +0200

““Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.””

- Clarence Thomas

"Aim at the sun, and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if aimed at an..."

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:01:43 +0200

““Aim at the sun, and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if aimed at an object on a level with yourself.””

- Joel Hawes

"Give all to love; obey thy heart."

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:01:04 +0200

““Give all to love; obey thy heart.””

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint on it you can."

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:01:18 +0200

““Life is a great big canvas; throw all the paint on it you can.””

- Danny Kaye

"When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone, for..."

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:01:39 +0200

““When you close your doors, and make darkness within, remember never to say that you are alone, for you are not alone; nay, God is within, and your genius is within. And what need have they of light to see what you are doing?””

- Epictetus

"I guess that’s how death works. It doesn’t matter if we’re ready or not. It just..."

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:01:05 +0200

““I guess that’s how death works. It doesn’t matter if we’re ready or not. It just happens.””

- Randy K. Milholland

"Acceptance is not a state of passivity or inaction. I am not saying you can’t change the..."

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 14:01:07 +0200

““Acceptance is not a state of passivity or inaction. I am not saying you can’t change the world, right wrongs, or replace evil with good. Acceptance is, in fact, the first step to successful action. If you don’t fully accept a situation precisely the way it is, you will have difficulty changing it. Moreover, if you don’t fully accept the situation, you will never really know if the situation should be changed.””

- Peter McWilliams

"Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money. It lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill..."

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:00:45 +0200

““Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money. It lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.””

- Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Go through your phone book, call people and ask them to drive you to the airport. The ones who will..."

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:01:53 +0200

““Go through your phone book, call people and ask them to drive you to the airport. The ones who will drive you are your true friends. The rest aren’t bad people; they’re just acquaintances.””

- Jay Leno

"You can’t love anyone until you understand that you can’t love everyone."

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:01:02 +0200

““You can’t love anyone until you understand that you can’t love everyone.””

- Real Live Preacher

"Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience."

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:00:38 +0200

““Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.””

- Victoria Holt

"Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for."

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 10:36:32 +0200

““Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for.””

- Earl Warren

"Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one-directionally, without..."

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 23:00:53 +0200

““Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly, one-directionally, without regret or reservation.””

- William H. Sheldon

"Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside."

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:01:09 +0200

““Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.””

- Mark Twain

"Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared."

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:00:41 +0200

““Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared.””

- Eddie Rickenbacker

"It is easier to get forgiveness than permission."

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 08:00:35 +0200

““It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.””

- Stuart’s Law of Retroaction