10 January 2009

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

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