Monthly Archives: September 2012

As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words. ~William Shakespeare

You will find something more in woods than in books. Trees and stones will teach you that which you can never learn from masters. ~St. Bernard

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future. ~George Bernard Shaw

Sunshine has no budget, the sea no red tape. ~Terri Guillemets

Wisdom begins at the end. ~Daniel Webster

The color of the mountains is Buddha’s body; the sound of running water is his great speech. ~Dogen

A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows. ~Doug Larson

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern

If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for … Continue reading →

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. -Helen Keller

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. ~Vincent Van Gogh

The color of the mountains is Buddha’s body; the sound of running water is his great speech. ~Dogen

Jumping at several small opportunities may get us there more quickly than waiting for one big one to come along. ~Hugh Allen

The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn. ~David Russell

Moonlight is sculpture. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne

To live is so startling it leaves little time for anything else. ~Emily Dickinson

Since the house is on fire let us warm ourselves. ~Italian Proverb

Life can only be understood backward, but it must be lived forward. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Good judgment comes from experience, and often experience comes from bad judgment. ~Rita Mae Brown

Of all the people I have ever known, those who have pursued their dreams and failed have lived a much more fulfilling life than those who have put their dreams on a shelf for fear of failure. ~Author Unknown

In spite of the cost of living, it’s still popular. ~Kathy Norris

Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. ~Hans Christian Andersen

The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit. ~Nelson Henderson

Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. ~John Lennon

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. ~Pablo Picasso

To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. ~Soren Kierkegaard

Don’t refuse to go on an occasional wild goose chase – that’s what wild geese are for. ~Author Unknown