“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution,” Kahlil Gibran, When successes fall through, when classmates ridicule, when businesses fail, when stock markets crash, when cars breakdown, or when dogs run away, something still ... Views: 716
“To accept good advice is but to increase one’s own ability,” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German playwright, poet and novelist. Advice is everywhere. From political pundits to advice columns to social networking sites, advice is readily available and free for the taking. With such a selection, ... Views: 730
“All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard word that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today,”
Ralph Ransom, author.
What will ... Views: 797
“Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that’s right is to get by, and the only thing that’s wrong is to get caught,” J.C. Watts, American politician and college football player.
Integrity, or doing the right thing even ... Views: 949
“To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness,”
Confucius, Chinese teacher, philosopher and political theorist.
According to Confucius, simply listening to an evil plan is not profitable. It could lead the listener down a wrong path. Why? Spreading rapidly is not ... Views: 1058
“Loyalty to petrified opinions never yet broke a chain or freed a human soul in this world – and never will,” Mark Twain, American author and humorist.
The draw of the clique happens automatically. Even adults are drawn to interact with certain people. Friends, of course, are good if you have ... Views: 1436