Pearls of Wisdom

Some of my favourite quotes by great people-
Start your day with the first one...

• We live in an awesome world, make it an awesome day;

Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly, Leave the rest to God

• First they ignore you; then they laugh at you; then they fight you; then you win

- M.K. Gandhi

• If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.

-Latin proverb

• If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z; work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut

-Albert Einstein

• A ship in harbour is safe but that is not what ships are made for.

-John.A.Shedd

• Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game

-from the movie A cinderella story(2004)

• If you can't ignore an insult, top it; If you can't top it, laugh it off; If you can't laugh it off, then its probably deserved

-J.Russell Lynes

• I had the blues because i had no shoes until, upon the street, i met a man who had no feet -----read it n u wud never b sorry for things that u don't have

• 残り物には福がある。 Nokorimono ni wa fuku ga aru. Literally: Luck exists in the leftovers.
• 門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む。 Mon zen no kozō narawanu kyō wo yomu. Literally: An apprentice near a temple will recite the scriptures untaught.

-Japanese proverbs

• A drop of water shall be returned with a burst of spring.
• Since light travels faster than sound, people appear bright until you hear them speak