"Non Degener Addam" (I add without loss)
4/26/25
Levi Strauss - Stitching idea
“Sometimes, you don’t need to strike gold.
You just need to stitch your idea strong enough… and trust it’ll hold.” ~Levi Strauss
Peter Handke - Childhood
"If a nation loses its storytellers, it loses its childhood." ~Peter Handke, Nobel Prize in Literature- 2019
TRIBUTE TO NORA AUNOR
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"Remembering Nora Aunor also brings to mind people like Nene Angeles, whose simple joys and quiet presence made a difference in the lives they touched.
Sometimes, it’s in these small connections that we find the most meaning." ~Nereo Cajilig Lujan, 22 April 2025, SOMETHING PERSONAL
4/21/25
MAYE ELON Quotes
ON HUMANITY
CTTO
"My son does not deserve such words, everything my son does is for the greater good of humanity." ~Elon Musk
4/11/25
David Beckham - Greatest treasure
"A father’s love is often quiet, spoken not in words but through his actions, sacrifices, and unwavering presence. Every late night he stays awake, every challenge he faces, and every decision he makes is guided by a single hope: that his daughter will have a life filled with happiness, strength, and endless opportunities. Even when his hands are rough from work or his words seem firm, his heart beats with pride and tenderness, knowing that everything he does is for the little girl who will always be his greatest treasure." ~David Beckham
3/29/25
YURI KOCHIYAMA - Service
"Serve the people at the bottom. The people at the top don’t need your help." ~ Yuri Kochiyama (#WomensHistory)
3/9/25
Roger Federer - Talent
“Most of the time, it’s not about having a gift. It’s about having grit. In tennis, a great forehand with sick racquet head speed can be called a talent. But in tennis... like in life... discipline is also a talent. And so is patience. Trusting yourself is a talent. Embracing the process, loving the process, is a talent. Managing your life, managing yourself... these can be talents, too. Some people are born with them. Everybody has to work at them.” ~Roger Federer
3/1/25
Robert Hughes - Artist
"The greater the artist, the greater the doubt. Perfect confidence is granted to the less talented as a consolation prize." ~Robert Hughes
Lyman Frank Baum - Knowledge
"No thief, however skilful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire." ~Lyman Frank Baum
2/27/25
Hiroyuki Sanada - Be grate
"There are those who want a swimming pool in the house, while those who have one barely use it. Those who have lost a loved one feel a deep sense of loss, while others who hold them close often complain about them. Those who do not have a partner yearn for him, but those who have, sometimes do not value him. The hungry would give anything for a plate of food, while the well-fed complains about the taste. The one who doesn't have a car dreams, while the one who has one is always looking for a better one. The key is to be grateful, look carefully at what we have and understand that somewhere, someone would give everything for what you already have and don't appreciate.” ~Hiroyuki Sanada
2/16/25
Emmanuel Levinas - LIFE
2/3/25
Rania Naim - Let things be
"I'm slowly learning that even if I react, it won't change anything, it won't make people suddenly love and respect me, it won't magically change their minds.
Sometimes it's better to just let things be, let people go, don't fight for closure, don't ask for explanations, don't chase answers and don't expect people to understand where you're coming from.
I'm slowly learning that life is better lived when you don't center it on what's happening around you and center it on what's happening inside you instead."
~Rania Naim
1/14/25
COLLATED QUOTES LIFTED FROM LEARNING PETALS
Wise sayings that poke hard lessons -
Quotes from Some Wise Thinkers:
1. True evil comes from someone who was once kind. ~Cesare Pavese
2. I don’t mind losing those who don’t want me, for I’ve lost those I wanted, and I’m still alive. -Karl May
3. One conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of studying books.
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
4. The corruption of justice leads to the downfall of nations. -Ibn Khaldun
5. If you want to conquer anxiety and start living, count your blessings instead of your troubles. -Dale Carnegie
6. If you want to fail, try to please everyone. -Erwin Rommel
7. No one harmed me except those I knew; may God bless everyone I don’t know!
-Abu Al-Alaa Al-Ma’arri
8. This world crushes justice with disgrace every single day. -Ghassan Kanafani
9. If you see the lion's fangs bared, don’t assume the lion is smiling! -Al-Mutanabbi
10. To be honest is to be an enemy to all.
-Gibran Khalil Gibran
11. The first obstacle to an individual’s development is the family. -Leo Tolstoy
12. Increased awareness intensifies pain, and most sufferers of psychological depression are intellectuals. -Adel Sadeq
13. When you respect me well and treat me with courtesy, it’s not a feather in my cap; instead, you’ll be the crown on my head! -Ibrahim El-Fiky
14. You need to have wished for death to truly value life. -Winston Churchill
15. Kindness in words creates confidence, kindness in thinking solves every difficulty, and kindness in giving creates love. -Lao Tzu
16. I know no greater sin than oppressing an innocent person in the name of religion. -Mahatma Gandhi
17. Sadness is a psychological state that allows awareness to reflect on oneself and society. -Jean-Jacques Rousseau
18. Often, the words you fear to say are the ones that most need to be spoken. -George Bernard Shaw
19. Try staying away from the internet for a while, and you’ll realize you missed nothing online, but a lot outside it—like your mothers aging unnoticed!
-Abdullah Al-Mughlooth
20. Life is hope; without hope, life is lost.
-Plato
21. A day without laughter is a day wasted!
-Charlie Chaplin
22. No one can ambush you except those who know your moves well. Don’t share your thoughts with anyone to reach your destination safely! -Htr
23. I will never respect the world as long as there’s a child with broken eyes.
1/11/25
12/28/24
George Frederic Watts - Poverty and lovr
"When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out of the window". ~George Frederic Watts RA,1870s
12/18/24
12/9/24
Dr. Joseph Murphy Quotes
"Age is not the flight of years; it is the dawn of wisdom in the mind of man." ~Joseph Murphy
12/7/24
Zachary Laid - INTROVERTS
"When introverts go through tough times, they shut down. They pull away, go quiet, and retreat into their own world. It's not because they don't care—it's how they heal. Silence is their way of finding strength again." ~Zachary Laid, Threads
11/29/24
SCOTTISH PROVERBS
"Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat." ~Scottish Proverb
"If a person eats his fill, he cannot taste the bread." ~Scottish Proverb
"Love your friend and look to yourself." ~Scottish Proverb
11/27/24
Sharon Ralls Lemon - JOY
“The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and freedom.”~Sharon Ralls Lemon
EGYPTIAN PROVERBS
27 November 2024
"He who eats from the flour of his own soul, dies before he dies." ~Egypt Proverb
Meaning: This proverb warns against selfishness and greed. It suggests that when you prioritize your own interests at the expense of others, you ultimately harm yourself and lose your sense of purpose.
"Plow every day, eat every day." ~Egyptian Proverb
"The kingdom of heaven is within you; and whosoever shall know himself shall find it." ~Egyptian Proverb
11/25/24
DUTCH PROVERBS
"A ship on the beach is a lighthouse to the sea." ~Dutch Proverb
“Better lose the anchor than the whole ship.” ~Dutch Proverb
"God feeds the birds, but they must fly to find food." ~Dutch Proverb
PORTUGUESE PROVERB
25 November 2024
"A good year is determined by its spring." ~Portuguese Proverb
"Married couples who love each other tell each other a thousand things without talking." ~Portuguese Proverb
"Never cut what can be untied." ~Portuguese Proverb
"Those who give should not speak of their giving; those who receive should." ~Portuguese Proverb
11/15/24
11/13/24
William Ames - Word
"The receiving of the Word consists in two parts: attention of the mind and intention of the will." ~William Ames
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