but she changed to Indian nationality.Annaa wrote:Do u know that Mother Teresa is like me AlbanianKrisi wrote:Hello lovely friends, today (and forever will...) this inspires me...
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."
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Please reflect on this and let's all listen to our innerself. And maybe you'll come to understand why I find this inspiring.
What Are Your Favorite Quotations?
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She didn`t change .
If you don`t like me remember it's mind over matter..I don't mind and you don't matter..
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I just can't remember. I have read her autobiography long time ago, I think I have to read it again. Maybe you're correct.Annaa wrote:She didn`t change .
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Maybe
If you don`t like me remember it's mind over matter..I don't mind and you don't matter..
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Tobacco is a filthy weed,
Which from the Devil does proceed;
It drains your purse, it stains your clothes,
And makes a chimney of your nose
-Benjamin Waterhouse
Which from the Devil does proceed;
It drains your purse, it stains your clothes,
And makes a chimney of your nose
-Benjamin Waterhouse
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Chuck wrote:Tobacco is a filthy weed,
Which from the Devil does proceed;
It drains your purse, it stains your clothes,
And makes a chimney of your nose
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I personally like this very much...
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him."
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"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him."
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I like it, too.Krisi wrote:I personally like this very much...
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him."
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Bambang wrote:I like it, too.Krisi wrote:I personally like this very much...
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him."
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You build a successful career, regardless of your field of endeavor, by the dozens of little things you do on and off the job.
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Who you are speaks so loudly I can't hear what you're saying.
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"We are all pencils in the hand of God."
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Be strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
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"Flee the assiduous inquirer, for he is also a blabber."
-Horace, Epistles"
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"We're building up or tearing down in everything we do;
Are we in the construction gang or
on the wrecking crew?"
Are we in the construction gang or
on the wrecking crew?"
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"Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be."
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[color=#404000][i]We cannot control the evil tongues of others, but good life enables us to disregard them.[/i][/color]
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He best can pity who has felt the woe...
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-W.P.-Some shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able and yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom.
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George Arliss wrote: Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life.
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"He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven."
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"Don't fix the blame, fix the problem."
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"When we blame, we give away our power."
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"A problem is a chance for you to do your best."
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People only see what they are prepared to see. -Ralph Waldo Emerson
True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable. -David Tyson Gentry
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King Jr.
True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable. -David Tyson Gentry
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. -Martin Luther King Jr.
Raindrops,my teardrops. Falling from above,i dont have your love.
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"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
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"It is only because of problems that we grow mentally and spiritually."
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"A problem is a chance for you to do your best."
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LIFE IS DREAM OR NIGHTMARE
دخلت حياتي كنسمة وخرجت منها كإعصار
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"Some shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able and yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom."
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"Let Nature be your Teacher" by William Wordsworth's poem"The Tables Turned"
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Be not as others are,
but simply as who you are.
I hope you are all doing fine.
Good day!
but simply as who you are.
I hope you are all doing fine.
Good day!
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Strength doesn't come from what you can do,
It comes from overcoming.
It comes from overcoming.
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"Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself".
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“Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”
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It is a very dangerous thing to listen. If one listens one may be convinced; and a man who allows himself to be convinced by an argument is a thoroughly unreasonable person.
... "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde
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so true. but at some point or another most of us can see ourselves trapped in that situation but our senses, human reason and good judgement will tell us what's the truth. Evicting selfishness and greed.Loreley wrote:It is a very dangerous thing to listen. If one listens one may be convinced; and a man who allows himself to be convinced by an argument is a thoroughly unreasonable person.
... "An Ideal Husband" by Oscar Wilde
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One of my favorite quotes that I want share through this topic reply is
"If you can't see the bright side of life, polish the dull side."
"If you can't see the bright side of life, polish the dull side."
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Anyone can put you on the right path
but they can't make you walk it, you have to make that first step
and decide if you're on the road to failure or success.
but they can't make you walk it, you have to make that first step
and decide if you're on the road to failure or success.
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Humor is mankind's greatest blessing
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Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
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so true. but at some point or another most of us can see ourselves trapped in that situation but our senses, human reason and good judgement will tell us what's the truth. This is to exclude selfishness and greed.Loreley wrote:It is a very dangerous thing to listen. If one listens one may be convinced; and a man who allows himself to be convinced by an argument is a thoroughly unreasonable person.
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Life's a journey not a destination.
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"Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart." - Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
"Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind." - Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes.
"You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget." - The Road by Cormac McCarthy.
“It sounds plausible enough tonight, but wait until tomorrow. Wait for the common sense of the morning.” - The Time Machine by H.G. Wells.
"Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind." - Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes.
"You forget what you want to remember, and you remember what you want to forget." - The Road by Cormac McCarthy.
“It sounds plausible enough tonight, but wait until tomorrow. Wait for the common sense of the morning.” - The Time Machine by H.G. Wells.
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The list of Great Quotations is never complete without something said by Mark Twain. His wisdom is priceless! :)CDawson wrote:Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
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I like theese quotes:
Isaac NewtonWhat we know is a drop; what we don't know is an ocean.
Lady BlessingtonThere is no cosmetic for beauty like happiness.
Maria RobinsonNobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." - Quotes On Moving On