Finley Peter Dunne - past

"The past always looks better than it was. It's only pleasant because it isn't here." ~Finley Peter Dunne

Proverb For Today: Honduran Proverb

‪"Every time one laughs a nail is removed from one's coffin." ~Honduran Proverb ‬

Quotes on LAUGHTER

"A good laugh is sunshine in a house.." ~William Thackeray

‪"Every time one laughs a nail is removed from one's coffin." ~Honduran Proverb ‬

"Laugh as much as you breathe. Love as long as you live." ~Rumi

"Laughter celebrates happiness; 

Laughter can balance sadness 

Laughter can anaesthetise from pain."

~Pastor Eduardo Lapiz 

"Laughter is an instinctive and universal mechanism." ~Robert Provine

"Laughter is the brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of your heart." ~Mort Walker

“Laughter is the closest distance between two people.” ~Victor Borge

“Laughter is the evidence that we’re still here, the proof that our tragedies will not define us forever. Laughter is the language of the survivor” ~Josh Riebock

"The most wasted of all days is one without laughter." ~Nicolas Chamfort

"When a person can no longer laugh at himself, it is time for others to laugh at him." ~Thomas Szasz

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Dr. Laura Schlessinger - time

"Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door." ~Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Wes Fesler - path

"One can rarely achieve greatness on the path of less resistance." ~Wes Fesler

Marcus Lamb - race

"The race does not always go to the swift, but to the ones who keep running." ~Marcus Lamb

Benson Bautista Quotes

"Biased Journalism is a scourge of democracy. Irresponsible reporting is a menace in the Free World. " ~Benson Bautista

"Happiness is only real...
When shared-

Into the wild."
~Benson Bautista
1 January 2018

"I marvel at stunning sights... while reaping the health benefits of trekking." ~Benson Bautista (2018)

"Nationalism is reflected in disapproval, aversion, and even resistance to foreign cultures." ~Benson Bautista

"Once you've been hurt, you're so scared to get attached again. You have this fear that everyone you like is gonna break your heart..." ~Benson Bautista

"Stress zapping pine scented breeze...
savoring the sights, sounds, and smell
of nature without rushing.'
~Benson Bautista
[ Shinrin-yoku | Colayo, Pasil ]

"The election is the soul of democracy." ~Benson Bautista

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DUTERTENOMICS

"People have to understand that democracry does not mean absolute freedom, otherwise it would be an anarchic state." ~
Dutertenomics

"To fight for the country, no wonder Duterte always had this conviction to die for the nation should it come to that." ~Dutertenomics

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ATTRIBUTED Quotes

"According to astronomy, when you wish upon a star, you're actually a few million years late. That star is dead. Just like your dreams." ~Tom Retterbush

"Architecture is a visual art and the buildings speak for themselves." ~Julia Morgan

"As you breathe right now, another person takes his last. We suggest you to stop complaining, and learn to live your life with what you have." ~from Benson Bautista @factsoup

"Don't depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness." ~Ibn Taymiyyah

"Don't let your fear of the past affect the outlook of your future. Live for what tomorrow has to bring, not what yesterday has taken away." ~from Benson Bautista @Inspired mind

"Listen to the advice of older people. Not because they're right, but because they have the most experience being wrong." ~ Khumbulani T. Gumede, author, Beyond Imaginary

"Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly." ~from Benson Bautista @factsoup

"We must see now that the evils of racism, economic exploitation and militarism are all tied together… you can’t really get rid of one without getting rid of the others… the whole structure of American life must be changed." ~Dr. Martin Luther King Jr [Death anniversary]

"You may lose people you love. You may lose the things you have. But whatever happens, never lose yourself...~from Benson Bautista @factsoup

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Gary Mottershead - people

"A bad system can destroy good people." ~Gary Mottershead

Tony Evans - unity

"Unity is oneness in purpose, not sameness of persons." ~Tony Evans

Peter Haggerty - journey

"Life is a journey. If you fall in love with the journey, you will fall in love forever" ~Peter Haggerty

Derek Walcott Quotes

"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.” ~Derek Walcott, author of I READ, I TRAVEL, I BECOME

“Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.” “ ~Derek Walcott, author of I READ, I TRAVEL, I BECOME

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Roger Bannister - man

"The man who can drive himself farther once the effort gets painful, is the man who will win." ~Roger Bannister

Thomas L. Holdcroft - grindstone

“Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us.” ~Thomas L. Holdcroft

Quotes on MASK

“Behind the mask of ice that people wear, there beats a heart of fire.” ~Paolo Coelho, Warrior of the Light

"Behind the mask of indifference is bottomless misery and behind apparent callousness, despair." ~John Bowlby

"Faith strips the mask from the world and reveals God in everything. It makes nothing impossible and renders meaningless such words as anxiety, danger, and fear, so that the believer goes through life calmly and peacefully, with profound joy - like a child, hand in hand with his mother." ~Charles De Foucauld

"It seems like everyone these days is putting on a mask to feel beautiful, trying to fit into some pre-established norms of how we should look. This isn’t only painful, it’s ignorant. Saying like we know, better than nature does, what is beautiful and what is not is like a two-year-old lecturing an old man about patience. Nature’s been creating beauty for millennia and you are part of that creation process. Stop the madness. Stop fighting who you are. Let the mask fall. It’ll be strange at first, yes. But, over time, you’ll see beyond the temporary discomfort of stepping outside social norms and learn to see the beauty you were born with, the beauty you’ve ben taught to ignore and cover up. You’ll see beauty that will take your breath away, like a sunset. That’s how beautiful you are - like a sunset, like a forest, like a million fireflies on a calm warm night lighting up the sky. You are made by nature. Nature is wiser in the ways of beauty than cosmetics companies or magazines. Break the spell. Gain back your sanity. Go find that brilliant beauty within every single part of you. Go find the universe in your eyes. Remove that cloak that’s been pulled over your eyes and see yourself for who you really are." ~Vironika Tugaleva

"Only when a person finally looks within and says "it's me that needs to change" will they attract and keep great experiences...if you can't admit that, you are scared to face the person behind the mask." ~Daniel Chidiac

"You see behind the masks and beneath the fears to the beauty within every heart." ~Jim Johnson

“You wear a mask for so long, you forget who you were beneath it.” ~Alan Moore

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The Bliss Project Quotes

"Acceptance is liberating - we are not responsible for the behaviour of others." ~The Bliss Project

"Boundaries are empowering - it's up to you how much energy you give to others." ~The Bliss Project

"Choosing who to let into your life - that's the ultimate freedom." ~The Bliss Project

"Staying angry at someone who has hurt you is a sure way to give away your power and energy. Realise their actions are about them and not you, their behaviour represent their need to hurt and is no reflection on you. As bewildering as this may be, the way to reclaim your power (and sanity!) is to move on, rise above it and remember that happiness is the best revenge." ~The Bliss Project

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William Langewiesche - who we are

"So much of who we are is where we gave been." ~William Langewiesche

Hannibal Lecter - legacy

"One of the most powerful force that shapes us as human beings is the desire to leave a legacy. What legacy would you leave behind?" ~Hannibal Lecter

Harold Mitchell - advice

"If you really must do something right now, my advice is to go for a walk." ~Harold Mitchell, SMH Business Columnist

Russel Conwell - diamonds

"Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them." ~Russel Conwell

GREEK PROVERBS and SAYINGS

"A fish stinks at the head first.” ~Greek Saying

"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." -Greek Proverb

"A thousand men can't undress a naked man." ~Greek Proverb

"All things good to know are difficult to learn." ~Greek Proverb

"No man can rule others unless he masters himself." ~Greek Adage

"The heart that loves is always young." ~Greek Proverb

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Terry Litwiller - dreams bigger than fears

"Success comes from having dreams that are bigger than your fears." ~Terry Litwiller

Bernard Ferrari - on listening

"Good listening is the key to developing fresh insights and ideas that fuel success." ~Bernard Ferrari, author of Power Listening: Mastering the Most Critical Business Skill of Alt

Clint Eastwood Quotes

"Respect the efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power." ~Clint Eastwood, 22 April 2014

"They say marriages are made in Heaven. But so is thunder and lightning." ~Clint Eastwood

"We boil at different degrees." ~Clint Eastwood

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Ralph G. Nichols - basic needs

"The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them." ~Ralph G. Nichols

Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr. Quotes

"Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like a curious child before the Great Mystery into which you are born. For a human heart can never grow old if it takes a lively interest in the pairing of birds, the reproduction of flowers, and the changing tints of autumn leaves. Cherish the laugh lines and wrinkles – the memories that made those lines are the most important part of you today. Have the same energy that God invested in you at birth and live under the consciousness that He has set His love upon you – you'll find blessings in every circumstance." ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr. (2017NOVEMBER06/MONDAY [ADMIN 10])

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"Don't lose heart when things you badly desire don't come to you, no matter the best efforts you put in to have them. They simply were not meant for you. Have the willingness to understand why some of the deadlines you are trying to beat don't pull through. They simply did not represent you. What's for you will come in their appointed time. You wait. Waiting teaches you to live with setbacks and disappointments. For you to learn the art of always trying, always pursuing, and not giving up. Pray while waiting and rest completely in God's timing. He chooses what's best for you." ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr.

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"Embrace life in complete gratitude. Be adorned by lessons strewn along the way. Pay attention. Everything you encounter adds up to your growth. Seek God's view. To seek His view is to see the good beneath the not-so-good that manifests in your life. You are made for something that fits you, that no one can. Find. He will never ask you to do anything that He hasn’t already given you the ability to do. Live up. Be."

~Gilbert Gibo Teodoro, Jr.; 2021 MAY 10 [A10]

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"Everything passes; everything wears out; everything breaks. That is the essence of change. Don’t waste time feeling sorry for what was in the past or what was lost. Just because things didn’t work out as expected is no excuse to give up trying. Be willing to acknowledge whatever pain and loss yesterday may have caused you. It’s not what the world has taken away from you that matters, but how you deal with what you are left with. Look forward with God’s eyes that you be guided to do His will in every situation. For no matter the darkest night, tomorrow comes. And darkness will be overtaken by the brilliant brightness of the burning sun." ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr.2018JANUARY04/THURSDAY [ADMIN 10]

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"Fatherhood is a divine responsibility. Its essence is of a man carrying out his godly duties to journey alongside his children. A good father in a man who is a protector, a mentor, a friend. The best father in a man who knows he is most of all a son. A grateful son who looks up to his Heavenly Father for everything that he is and everything that he has. An obedient son who takes to heart His entrustment – of earthly fatherhood. A son so confident of His love, giving his children a glimpse of His heart - a heart that loves and provides, that cares and protects, that teaches and guides." ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr., 2019JUNE16/SUNDAY [ADMIN 10]

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"How words sometimes become hindrance to thought. When pointing to the door is more expressive than saying, 'leave'. When placing a finger on the lips is more forcible than whispering, 'do not speak'. When no phrase can convey the idea of surprise so vividly as opening the eyes and raising the eyebrows. When a shrug of the shoulders would lose much by translation into words. And when you are praying, how much better it is to have a heart without words than words without a heart. For a heart that speaks naught yet eager to reach God holds more, than sound words that go hollow." ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr., 2018JUNE11/MONDAY [ADMIN 10]

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"Life's discomfort rises and falls like series of waves. They crest and roll and wash a part of you to make way for deposits of treasure that you really are and should be. Out goes naivete, in comes wisdom; out goes anger, in comes discernment; out goes despair, in comes kindness. Every struggle you go through creates opportunities for you to become stronger and wiser and better. Every pain that you learn to tolerate leaves you healthier than it found you. Struggle and pain shift your thinking from 'I cannot' to 'I must' and make you draw strength from within to see life beyond them. For it is doubtful whether God can bless you greatly until He has hurt you deeply. Trust that He is using what hurts you for a greater purpose." ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr. (2017SEPTEMBER13/WEDNESDAY [ADMIN 10])

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"Life holds so many simple blessings, each day bringing its own individual wonder. No matter what looms ahead and no matter the setbacks and the shortfalls, always maintain the ability to be thankful. Recognize how blessed you are and realize that the good in your life greatly outweighs any bad by comparison. Just being alive is reason enough to keep thankfulness at the center of your being. It is an inestimable privilege God grants to you. He favors you with the light of a new day and He blesses you with sight to see and wake up to it. To truly appreciate life is to fully appreciate everything as precious gift from Him." ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr., 2018JUNE13/WEDNESDAY [ADMIN 10]

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"Life is a series of internal battles that can leave you struggling to stand in faith. It is within your secret places, fueled by your thoughts where battles against worry, fear, guilt, and resentment are fought and won or lost. Bring out the hero in you. Be one for not blaming anyone for your misfortune – you know in your heart you have done your best. Be one for accepting trials and difficulties, seeing these as chances for focus and growth and realism. Be one for looking unto God as the author of your faith. It is in strengthening your faith that you can walk even the narrowest of path without getting off-course. In that path, He walks with you." ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr.
2017NOVEMBER30/THURSDAY

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"Life is an endless series of little moments. Little moments all through the day when things go your way, or they don't. They are not random, meaningless moments. All are placed in your path for you to grow in gratitude and faith for the easy ones and the difficult ones. Handle them with heart. The little moments of unease and discomfort are reminders of what you need most of all — God." ~December 14, 2020

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"Love and respect yourself. No one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are completely. The good and the not-so-good sides and make changes as you see fit. Take conscious efforts to always find your center in God. Your Center is where you are rooted in His love. Your point of reference - where there is no need for striving, impatience and dashing about seeking approval." ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr.

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"Making sense of your wounds is a very personal one. And the common theme in wound-healing is the need to forgo revenge with a firm resolve to forgive and move past the hurt. It's not easy but you cannot stay long tormenting yourself by reliving past wounds. Forgive yourself for your mistakes and forgive those who inflicted wounds upon you. Don't hold back your chance to fully live and love life. It is unforgiveness in the heart that hinders healing, that poisons intimacy with God and harmony with other people. At all times, your need for understanding why things happen must sidestep and let faith take the lead. He walks you through step-by-step. He walks with you." ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr. (2018JUNE09/SATURDAY [ADMIN 10])

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"Smile. It's the best thing you can do with your lips. You smile when words become inadequate in expressing your deepest feelings. You smile to wish essential goodness and good pleasure with everyone you meet. You smile in gratitude for everything life has given you. A smile at another brings the light of God's countenance that radiates peace and calmness to the soul. And as another smiles back, it's Him smiling at you. A smile back is His answer to your non-verbal prayer." ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr 2020FEBRUARY22/SATURDAY [ADMIN 10]

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"Sometimes you'll hear people say, 'God brought us together,' and indeed He does. He brings people into your life precisely when you need them. He brings them to you that you may open your heart and learn to listen and seek to understand. How easy it is to resent negative people. But even that is part of His mystery you have to live with. How you deal with those you find negative teaches lessons of acceptance and humility and empathy. For if He only brought you perfect people, how would you ever learn to evolve? How would you size up yourself?" ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr. (2017SEPTEMBER15/FRIDAY [ADMIN 10])

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"The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence. In this state, the soul finds a path that is illumined and what is elusive or confusing resolves itself with clarity and meaning. It is during this pause when the lips are closed that the heart feels God. In silence He speaks loud enough for you to hear Him. Because too often His words are muffled and lost in a crowd of many noises both inside and outside yourself. When you live your life looking and listening to Him who is all around, every moment is a prayer." ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr. (2019APRIL28/SUNDAY [ADMIN 10])

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"The world you live in is a mirror of yourself. Everything you hold to be true becomes your cage and your reality. If you perceive an imperfect world, it's because you fail to compassionately accept your own imperfections. If you find yourself condemning another, it is actually condemning some shamed part of yourself that you have not acknowledged. Reflect God in your mirror and you will perceive the world in kind and with love. The sense of beauty and goodness and worth you see in all, here and now, is His reflection breathing beauty and goodness and worth into you." ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr. (2017NOVEMBER07/TUESDAY [ADMIN 10])

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"There's only one you. And by that, you are different. Don't desire sameness, wanting to be around people who you think are similar to you. They can never be like you, they are equally different. Don't try hard to 'fit in', you will disappear. Each one has a unique space, and you can never be in that space. You have your own. It is when you accept your being different that you can truly exist among others and fully realize your own ways of being. You are God's divine expression of His love, incomparably unique and special. So, is everyone else." ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr. (2019JULY03/WEDNESDAY [ADMIN 10])

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"To go out of your way to help those who have no voice to be heard and those who are small to be seen and those who are missing to be found, is to be blessed with the power of seeing and appreciating whatever is noble and good and worthy in another. It is when you speak or act from a place of selflessness and genuine love that you gain a good soul and a big heart. It is in understanding non-self that the burden of life is gone – allowing nothing else but the essence of God within. For in every act of selflessness is a love whisper in His name." ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr., 2017DECEMBER01/FRIDAY [ADMIN 10]

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"When things are falling apart and you feel that the world seems to be collapsing around you, submit. Be fluid like water, soft and yielding. Be accepting like a bamboo, sway and bend with the wind without breaking. Have faith, strong and deep that knows God. Taking life as it is and making the best of what is there with what you have is praising Him. Trust. He makes everything in perfect order, whether you understand or not." Blessed Sunday, everyone." ~Gilbert 'Gino's Teodoro, April 11, 2021 

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"You are all – love, beauty, light. Let these complete your experience of being here, of being who you are. Have a big heart that opens up to the bigness of life. Big enough to render null all negative judgments that can make you move away from self. Just be good... and more. More authentic, more connected, more purposeful. And more of God. By affirming His presence, you affirm the goodness of life, the goodness of each moment as it is given to you." ~~Gilbert 'Gino's Teodoro, 2021JUN09/WED-EPI[A10]

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"You learn something from everyone who shows up in your life. Every lesson is a widening of the mind beyond its conceptual limits; a stretching of the heart beyond its emotional boundaries. Sometimes you'll hear people say, 'God brought us together,' and indeed He does. He brings people into your life precisely when you need them. He brings them to you that you may open your heart and learn to listen and seek to understand. How easy it is to resent negative people. But even that is part of His mystery you have to live with. How you deal with those you find negative teaches lessons of acceptance and humility and empathy. For if He only brought you perfect people, how would you ever learn to evolve? How would you size up yourself?" ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr. (2017SEPTEMBER15/FRIDAY [ADMIN 10])

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"Your attitude towards life determines life's attitude towards you. An attitude that says yes to life is a free spirit ready to adventure any time of the day. A free spirit willing to take whatever life offers. For no matter the weather, there is always something beautiful to be found if focus is on the good, the beautiful and true things in life. To be of cheerful disposition is to perceive the presence of an active God in your life. Be contagious. Make His presence worth catching whichever way He turns your feet today." ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr. (2020MARCH03/TUESDAY [ADMIN 10])

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"Your life is an occasion. Rise to it. Celebrate the joy of seeing the sun peep into your window. Be grateful. For to be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given you. Have a joyous heart that is aglow with warmth and praises Him in every moment. In every breath you draw." ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr. (2020JUNE12/FRIDAY [ADMIN 10])

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"Your life is an occasion. Rise to it. Keep your sense of humor, keep your interest in things, keep your vitality intact. Be happy anywhere you go. For when your mind is happy, you see truth wherever you look. Truth is all there is. It’s like when you’ve learned how to read – you can then read anywhere you go. You find God anywhere you go. To not miss out on happiness is to not not miss out on Him. Have a happy journey." ~Gilbert 'Gibo' Teodoro, Jr., 2017OCTOBER12/THURSDAY [ADMIN 10]

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Quotes on LEGACY

"All of us who will inherit the legacy of my grandmother's reign and generation need to do all we can to celebrate and learn from her story. Speaking for myself, I am privileged to have the Queen as a model for a life of service to the public." ~Prince William (Preface in the new book: Elizabeth II: The Steadfast)

"Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you." ~Shannon Adler

"During the times that hurt the most, it is important to remember that the people we lose are never gone from us. They will always exist in the hearts of those they loved, in memories and in their legacy that will continue on forever." ~Tobin Brothers

"I have no illusions about myself, about my life, about leaving a legacy, or making a mark in people's lives. We are so insignificant. We are only here for a blink." ~Sen. Miriam Defensor Santiago

"I would want my legacy to be that I was a great son, father and friend." ~Dante Hall

"Love leaves legacy. How you treated other people, not your wealth or accomplishments, is the most enduring impact you can leave on earth." ~Rick Warren

"Love or hate Diana. She was a wonderful mother who fought with tradition to bring her boys up to respect women and show affection, something sadly lacking in her then husband . William now respects and openly loves his wife and now their new daughter, now I believe that is a legacy, I think he will make a great King with a very strong loved woman by his side." ~Helen Thornton (on the birth of Princess of Cambridge, 2 May 2015)

"No legacy is so rich as honesty.” ~William Shakespeare.

"One of the most powerful force that shapes us as human beings is the desire to leave a legacy. What legacy would you leave behind?" ~Hannibal Lecter 

"The greatest legacy we can leave our children is happy memories" ~Og Mandino

"The things you do for yourself are gone when you're gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy." ~Kalu Ndukwe Kalu

"There is no legacy as rich as integrity." ~Adrian Mitchell, Our Daily Bread

“We must begin thinking like a river if we are to leave a legacy of beauty and life for future generations.” ~David Brower

“What legacy can I leave my children, grandchildren and great-grands? Much love. Yes… Love each other. Be tolerant. Help each other.” ~Susi Cohen

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Alexis Say Quotes

"Politics is the playground for money, and by politicizing they are capable of concatinating all issues into a single unfair reporting that would inflict damage to whoever they were bribed to expunge." ~Alexis Say, September 13, 2017

"Silence is also a source of strength." ~Alexis Say

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James Arthur Ray - attention

“Concentrated attention is the collection of units of power on a chosen point of intention.” ~James Arthur Ray

Jim Johnson - mask

"You see behind the masks and beneath the fears to the beauty within every heart." ~Jim Johnson

Yip Man Quotes

"Do not fight with the strength, absorb it, and it flows, use it." ~Yip Man

"Greet what arrives, escort what leaves and rush upon loss of contact." ~Yip Man

"It is difficult for a student to pick a good teacher, but it is more difficult for a teacher to pick a good student." ~Yip Man

"Relax and calm your mind. Forget about yourself and follow your opponent's movement." ~Yip Man

"Students from the same teacher will differ in their skills." ~Yip Man

"The ideal in Martial Arts is humanitarianism. Accomplishment uses diligence as a goal." ~Yip Man

"There is no difference in who started to study first; the one who achieves accomplishment is first." ~Yip Man

"We all have inner demons to fight, we call these demons, fear and hatred and anger. If you do not conquer them then a life of one hundred years is a tragedy. If you do, then a life of a single day can be a triumph." ~Yip Man

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Quotes From Starts At Sixty

"Friendship isn’t just about common ground. Sometimes the most powerful, life-changing relationships of all can grow out of differences; from listening to those who can open our eyes to whole new worldviews and experiences." ~Starts at 60

FROM OTHERS

"In a world of both order and chaos, I am frequently astounded when random things collide." ~Debra Trayler, Starts at 60

"One day she remembered that it wasn't her job to make everyone happy." ~Robin Lee

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QUOTES ON CONFLICTS

“All of the truly important battles are waged within the self.” ~Sheldon B. Kopp

"All warfare is based on deception. Therefore when capable of attacking, feign incapacity; when active in moving troops, feign inactivity." ~Sun Tzu

"Armies are created to protect the system, not the people. In the future, an educated humanity will not stand for war." ~Jacque Fresco

"Around the world, conflict is forcing record numbers of people from their homes, with over 65 million people now displaced. Children are recruited by armed groups and used to fight. Women are abused and humiliated. As humanitarian workers deliver aid and medical workers provide for those in need, they are all too often targeted or treated as threats." ~UN Secretary-General, António Guterres

"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man." ~Benjamin Franklin

“Calm down—there is always a way out. And keep yourself balanced. Business is a competition, and competition is fun. Business is not like a battlefield—you die or I win. Business, even if you die, I may not win.” ~Jack Ma on Tai Chi philosophy in business

"... Centuries ago words were written to be a call and a spur to the faithful servants of Truth and Justice. Arm yourselves, and be ye men of valor and be in readiness for the conflict: for it is better for us to perish in the battle than to look upon the outrage of our nation and our alter. As the will of God is in Heaven, even so let it be." ~Sir Winston Churchill

"Conflict cannot survive without your participation." ~Wayne Dyer

"Conflict is a natural phenomenon, so they say. It is present everywhere, all the time. Every conflict is a possible trigger for violence. What is taught by this piece of history is that, big wars are caused by small conflicts which are easily resolved. Despite our great leap in knowledge, our age had failed to understand the roots of conflicts and had not been doing enough to mitigate it. We are bound to repeat history." ~Maguid Maruhom

"Exactly in the place where he has to fight battles with himself, there he will find his greatness.” ~Anon  

"Finding peace and happiness doesn't depend on getting rid of all conflicts and problems in life. . . rather, finding peace and happiness depends on learning how to deal with those problems and conflicts and knowing how to rise above them to enjoy the good things." ~Rob Williams

"He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face." ~Benjamin Franklin

"I do agree with Trump that pulling out of its military completely and permanently in Iraq would be beneficial for the US - be able to stop spending trillions of wasted taxpayers money and stop sending Americans just to die there! … The conflict in the middle east is a never ending quagmire that would soon become a civil war that may escalate amongst Arab nations! There's no way US presence and interference can help stop the conflict but will only worsen the situation! Their presence will only garner more anger and hatred amongst the Arab people." ~Diana Amamio Anzalone, January 9,2020

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." ~Albert Einstein 

“If you avoid conflict to keep the peace, you start a war within yourself.” ~Cheryl Richardson 

"If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle." ~Sun Tzu (544 BC-496 BC)

"If you think, speak, or act with disharmony, then you add to conflict, crime, war, and ecological disasters." ~Susan Shumsky

"In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins." ~Ulysses S. Grant

"In healthy relationships, conflicts are normal, arguments are not. Big difference. When two different people come together to live a good portion of their days in each other's company, conflict happens. They, before meeting, had entire lives, lessons learned, manners taught (or not), and were shown "the way things are done" by all those family, friends, and strangers who they ever encountered before meeting each other. " ~Happiness In Your Life

"In the midst of conflict, be friendly and harmonious. If they rip apart your clothes, sew the pieces back together again." ~Rumi

"In war there will always be the players and those being played...in this situation it is better to be underestimated than the other way around, that is how war is played out...

In life dont be so complacent, you never know when the odds are  against you, in an instant it can change, and catches you unaware and surprise!" ~Jocelyn Duterte Villarica

"Instead of loving your enemies, treat your friends a little better." ~E. W. Howe

"It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle.” ~H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr

"It is through cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes will be derived!" ~Ralph Charell

“No one is fool enough to choose war instead of peace – in peace sons bury fathers, but in war fathers bury sons.” ~Herodotus

"Older than my years, an old soul, timeless soldier of war- I was made to carry pain more than the others."

©Estelle Cortes 

“Only he whose soul is in turmoil, forced to live in an epoch where war, violence and ideological tyranny threaten the life of every individual, and the most precious substance in that life, the freedom of the soul, can know how much courage, sincerity and resolve are required to remain faithful to his inner self in these times of the herd’s rampancy." ~Stefan Zweig, “Montaigne”

"Only in love are unity and duality not in conflict." ~Tagore

"Our agitation, conflicts, and habits can be a doorway to another dimension of being." ~Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

"Our enemies did not cross our borders. They crept through our weaknesses like ants." ~Nizar Qabbani

"Our most important battles take place inside of us … in our minds, wills and emotions." ~Aging Gracefully

“Peace of mind is not the absence of conflict from life, but the ability to cope with it.” ~Anon

"Remove the conflict between your desires and your duties, peace will come." ~Wasif Ali Wasif

"‪Sadly, economic coercion begets violent conflict." ~Joffre Balce‬

"The conflict between friars and Filipinos was a struggle for life, for survival; one side defending exploitation, the other fighting for their right to lead a modern life, to lead a free life, to lead a democratic life.” ~Graciano López Jaena

‪"… the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph..." ~Jollee A. Baeyens ‬

"The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war." ~Douglas MacArthur.

"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his." ~George S. Patton

“The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience.” ~Leo Tolstoy

"The temple of nature has its own architecture of elegant repetition. This repetition of basic form reinforces the direct experience of underlying patterning. When we awaken to such patterning we can rest some of the struggles and conflicts that live within us. The same patterning that flows through a forest, meadow, or mountainside lives deeply within our psyches." ~David La Chapelle

“The war will end, and leaders will shake hands.

That old woman will keep waiting for her martyred son.

And those children will keep waiting for their hero father.

I don’t know who sold our homeland, 

but I saw who paid the price.”

~Mahmoud Darwish

"There are a number of conflicts of interest involved in commercialised elections and political appointments thereafter to Constitutional bodies -- loyalty to parties, businesses and law firns can be quite tricky." ~Joffre Balce

"There are some people who always seem angry and continuously look for conflict. Walk away; the battle they are fighting isn’t with you, it is with themselves." ~Lessons Learned In Life

"There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others." ~Niccolo Machiavelli

"Truth is a lonely warrior." ~Hidden Truth PH

"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win." ~Sun Tzu

"War is a game played by maniacs who kill each other.  Locate the man who profits by war and strip him of his profits --- war will end." ~Woody Guthrie 

"War is the abomination of desolation..." ~Robert Menzies, Diary, 4 February 1941.

RELATED QUOTES

"Be kind. For everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about." ~Anon

"I choose my friends for their good looks, my acquaintances for their good characters, and my enemies for their good intellects. A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies." ~Oscar Wilde

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." ~Martin Luther King Jr.

"Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing, and dancing sooner than war." ~Homer (900 BC-800 BC)

"Most of us have been conditioned … Since armies are legal, we feel that war is acceptable; in general, nobody feels that war is criminal or that accepting it is a criminal attitude. In fact, we have been brainwashed. War is neither glamorous nor attractive. It is monstrous. It's very nature is one of tragedy and suffering." ~Dalai Lama

"Nothing unites people more than shared rage against a common enemy." ~Don Luman-ag

"Peace will not come out of a clash of arms, but out of justice lived and done by unarmed nations in the face of odds." ~Mahatma Gandhi

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." ~Arthashastra

"The greatest battles of life are fought out daily in the silent chambers of the soul." ~ David O. McKay (Goodreads)

"‪The picture speaks thousand words of human tragedy and collapsed humanitarian system. The philosophy of world order dictated by the powerful nations is based on changing regimes they don’t like and for that they don’t hesitate bombing people and destroying cities. Once cities become graveyard, they start re-building lives by offering peanuts. They destroyed everything in Iraq and Libya. Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria are still bleeding. The unfortunate thing is they talk about people’s dignity and humanitarian principles!" ~‬Наят Карим (on current affairs January 2020/The Voice of Reason/FB

"The road might be long. The journey might be challenging and full of dangers. Take a rest, if you must, but never turn back. Your very next step can be your moment of triump. Your very next battle can be your greatest victory." ~@Science and Metaphysics

"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time." ~Leo Tolstoy

"The war on corruption is already at the doorsteps of corrupt government officials. The guilty are howling like cornered mad dogs." ~A. Mangyan

"True strength often calls for the ability to sustain the tension without flight or fight." ~Herb Cohen

"Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting." ~Napoleon Hill

"War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

"War is organised crime and nothing else. "~Harry Patch, the last surviving Allied Soldier of WWI 

"War is when you you are made to pick sides. Revolution is when you seek the truth for yourself. Peace seeks a win-win result." ~Joffre Balce

“We must try not to sink beneath our anguish...but battle on” ~Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

‪"You can't fight a strong enemy alone and without resources." ~Paulino Jose Misa ‬

"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it." ~Margaret Thatcher

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Quotes On The Battle Within

“The toughest battle you’ll ever fight in your life is the battle within yourself.” ~Anon

"Some of the greatest battles will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul.” ~Ezra Taft Benson

"The hardest battle you will ever have to fight is between who you are now and who you want to be.” ~Anon

"All of the truly important battles are waged within the self.” ~Sheldon B. Kopp

"Exactly in the place where he has to fight battles with himself, there he will find his greatness.” ~Anon

"The greatest battle you ever have to win is the battle within yourself.” ~Eli Soriano

"More often than not, a heroes most epic battle is the one you never see; it’s the battle that goes on within him or herself.” ~Kevin Smith

"The only battle to win is the battle within, that place where we realize that we deserve to have and create all that we want in our lives.” ~Ali Vincent

"A spiritual practice is a constant battle within, replacing previous negative conditioning or habituation with new positive conditioning.” ~Dalai Lama

"The battles that count aren’t the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself, the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us, that’s where it’s at.” ~Jesse Owens

"The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory." ~Anon

"The most challenging of all resistance comes from within. The similarity with all warriors is that they’re always battling demons within themselves. It’s a constant battle, that has to be fought non-stop.” ~Tim Kennedy

"It is Zen practice that you gain power, balance, and wisdom. The battles that you fight are within your own mind. That is where the real victories and defeats are.” ~Frederick Lenz

Source: Compiled by Asad Meah
https://awakenthegreatnesswithindotcom

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INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHTS: From Ralph Waldo Emerson

"When I converse with a profound mind, or if at any time being alone I have good thoughts, I do not at once arrive at satisfactions, as when, being thirsty, I drink water, or go to the fire, being cold: no! but I am first apprised of my vicinity to a new and excellent region of life. By persisting to read or to think, this region gives further sign of itself, as it were in flashes of light, in sudden discoveries of its profound beauty and repose, as if the clouds that covered it parted at intervals, and showed the approaching traveller the inland mountains, with the tranquil eternal meadows spread at their base, whereon flocks graze, and shepherds pipe and dance." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Sarah Willoughby Quotes

"In the silence of nature you hear your own voice." ~Sarah Willoughby

"Life is as simple as loving each other through our pain." ~Sarah Willoughby

"Surrendering is not the same as giving up. Surrendering is getting out of your own way and having faith that everything will eventually work out for your highest good. Let go of the need to control the details of your future and allow the Universe to gently guide you along the right path." ~Sarah Willoughby

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PROVERB FOR TODAY - Summer

"One swallow doesn't make a summer." ~Old Proverb

Tim Keller - heart

"An unforgiving heart is an unforgiven heart." ~Tim Keller

Paul Wellstone - walk your talk

"Never separate the life you live from the words you speak." ~Paul Wellstone

A THOUGHT TO PONDER: Good Things I Do Today

"Every time you wake up and ask yourself, What good things am I going to do today?, remember that when the sun goes down at sunset, it will take a part of your life with it." ~Indian Proverb