Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Pearls of Wisdom (IV)

Goodness is a special kind of truth and beauty. It is truth and beauty in human behavior. - H. A. Overstreet
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Power is the ability to do good things for others. - Brooke Astor
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He who smiles rather than rages is always the stronger. - Japanese proverb
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It is a fine thing to have ability, but the ability to discover ability in others is the true test. - Elbert Hubbard
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Have the courage and the wisdom and the vision to raise a definite standard that will appeal to the best that is in man, and then strive mightily toward that goal. - Harold E. Stassen
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Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values. - Joshua L. Liebman
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The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does the reverse. - Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese Philosopher
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In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus (1913-1960) French Writer
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Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself. - Abraham Joshua Heschel 1907-1972
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I believe the recipe for happiness to be just enough money to pay the monthly bills you acquire, a little surplus to give you confidence, a little too much work each day, enthusiasm for your work, a substantial share of good health, a couple of real friends and a wife and children to share life's beauty with you. - J. Kenfield Morley
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To think bad thoughts is really the easiest thing in the world. If you leave your mind to itself it will spiral down into ever increasing unhappiness. To think good thoughts, however, requires effort. This is one of the things that discipline - training - is about. - James Clavell, in his novel "Shogun"
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