DAME MAGGIE SMITH - Mind

"Speak your mind even if your voice shakes." ~Dame Maggie Smith 

William Ames - Word

"The receiving of the Word consists in two parts: attention of the mind and intention of the will."  ~William Ames

Melania Trump Quotes

"I have come to understand that genuine happiness is not found in material possessions, but rather in the depths of self-awareness and self-acceptance." ~Melania Trump 

"Life's circumstances shape you in many ways, often entirely beyond your control — your birth, parental influences and the world in which you grow up." ~Melania Trump, MELANIA (Memoir), Best Seller, Fox News/Maureen Mackey

"The value of self-care remains a guiding principle in my life." ~Melania Trump 

"To be grounded in one's own identity and values. I embrace my individuality and confidently walk my own path." ~Melania Trump 

Ellen G. White - Pathway to health

"A person whose mind is quiet and satisfied in God is in the pathway to health." ~Ellen G. White 

Charlotte Fiske Bates - Autumn

“The heart of autumn must have broken here, and poured its treasure upon the leaves.” ~Charlotte Fiske Bates

WERNER HEISENBERG - Natural Sciences

"The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass, God is waiting for you." ~Werner Heisenberg, Physicist, Pioneer of Quantum Mechanics

JOHAN THORBECKE Quotes

A Dutchman, Statesman

 

"There is more to do in the world than before"

"Trust arrives on foot and leaves on horseback” – this saying, attributed to Johan Thorbecke, the Dutch politician who played a role in establishing our country's first constitution in 1848, encapsulates the essence and fragility of trust.

"When wealth increases on one side, poverty spreads on the other; when the rich become richer, he who has little must become even poorer; what is legislation, which offers citizenship to all under a condition attainable by few, what is that legislation then, save for irony?"' ~Statesman Thorbecke, 1844

W. H. DAVIS - Tree

"Under this tree 🌳, where light and shade

Speckle the grass like a Thrush's breast,

Here in this green and quiet place, 

I give myself to peace and rest."

~W. H. Davis

Photo: Lake Canobolas

Orange NSW

4 July 2024

Helen Baxendale - Beauty in autumn and winter

"I want to age the way that life makes you age, because there's beauty in autumn and winter and I think people forget that." ~Helen Baxendale 

EDUARDO GALEANO - Container culture

"We live in a world where the funeral matters more than the dead, the wedding more than love and the physical more than the intellect.

We live in the container culture, which despises the contents." ~Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist.

1940 - 2015

Robbie George - Spirit and spul

“Keep your spirit wild and the tonic of wildness will envelope your soul.” ~Robbie George

JEREMIAH CHAVEZ EUFEMIO - STAMP COLLECTION

"Despite the advent of technology, stamp collection is not dead." ~Jeremiah Eufemio of the Philippine Stamp Collectors Society (PSCS), Philippine Star 

Mark Black:

"Sometimes the most productive thing can do is relax." ~Mark Black 

JULIE NEWMAR - GARDEN

"A garden is a reflection of you, it's your presence in the world." ~Julie Newmar

Brandon Sanderson - Life

“Life breaks us. Then we fill the cracks with something stronger.” ~Brandon Sanderson, Oathbringer

Jean-Michel Basquiat - Decorate

"Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time.” ~Jean-Michel Basquiat

ROBERT KOCH - Gold of wanderings

"If my efforts have led to greater success than usual, this is due, I believe, to the fact that during my wanderings in the field of medicine, I have strayed onto paths where the gold was still lying by the wayside." ~Robert Koch

Emily Thorne - Retribution

"In every life, there comes a day of reckoning - a time when unsettled scores demand retribution, and our own lies and transgressions are finally laid bare." ~  Emily Thorne

Harriet Martineau - Truth

PHOTO credit to the owner

"It is hard to tell which is worse; the wide diffusion of things that are not true, or the suppression of things that are true." ~Harriet Martineau 

Charles Fergus - Bears

“Bears project a mighty physical presence and a capacity for action. They are smart—something that often becomes apparent the moment you come face-to-face with one.” ~Charles Fergus

Mick Ratnapanyo - Equation of existence

"Children's so called "soul age" break equations of existence.. especially when they're older, smarter and wiser than their parents." ~Mick Ratnapanyo

Anne Rice - Intense obsession

"Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly." 

~Anne Rice

Jocellyn Duterte - Happiness and peace

"To love that endures no matter how long it takes, for it is only in forgiving that we heal and find happiness and peace." ~Jocellyn Duterte 7/13/22

Sarah Prout - Energy

"We have the incredible ability to guide our energy to attract things, people, places,  and experiences into our lives." ~Sarah Prout 

IRANIAN PROVERB

"A gentle hand may lead even an elephant by the hair." ~Iranian Proverb

WOODEN INSPIRATIONAL

12 August 2024

Tissue box

SIMON MWANSA KAPWEPWE - Independence

"If we don't handle our independence very well,  colonizers will come back in the form of  investors." ~Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe

DEBASIDH MRIDHA Quotes

"Even if you cover the whole world with darkness, you can never stop the sun from rising." ~Debasish Mridha

‘’Every sunrise is a poem written on the earth with words of light, warmth, and love.” ~Debasish Mridha

Zhuge Liang - Prepared mind

"There is no greater weapon than a prepared mind." ~Zhuge Liang

Charlie Farley - On Success

"Success doesn't come to the educated, it comes to the dedicated." ~Charlie Farley 

Ma. Andrhea R. Alberastine - On Dream

“Our dream is not a fragile trophy waiting at the end of our journey, but a burning north star that lights our paths towards the end of the road.” ~Ms. Ma. Andrhea R. Alberastine, Bachelor of Arts in Communication, A.Y. 2023-2024 SSG President, Valedictory Address, July 18, 2024 at the IEC Convention Center, Cebu city. (The Quill, SWU)

Janice Anderson - A place of peace

“Nature is one of the most underutilized treasures in life. It has the power to unburden hearts and reconnect to that inner place of peace.” ~Janice Anderson

Charlotte Mason - Letting alone

"Wise and purposeful letting alone is the best part of education." ~Charlotte Mason

(Lifted from Dance with me in the heart)

FEATURED Quote: Jiddu Krishnamurti

13 July 2024

UNDER THE TREE BY YOURSELF 

Photo credit to Eng. Lit. Info

"It is very important to go out alone, to sit under a tree—not with a book, not with a companion, but by yourself—and observe the falling of a leaf, hear the lapping of the water, the fishermen’s song, watch the flight of a bird, and of your own thoughts as they chase each other across the space of your mind. If you are able to be alone and watch these things, then you will discover extraordinary riches which no government can tax, no human agency can corrupt, and which can never be destroyed." ~Jiddu Krishnamurti, The Krishnamurti Reader

TONY GREY Quotes

Sourced from the book of Tony Grey via FB, THE HUMAN CONDITION 

TONY GREY Quotes 

"Courage defines us all in some form or another. Its presence or absence is so easily observed, both in ourselves and others." ~Tony Grey, The Human Condition

"The act of compromise mends the many-patterned tapestry of life." ~Tony Grey, The Human Condition

Georges Simenon - Real world

“The lake and the mountains have become my landscape, my real world.” ~Georges Simenon

Adam Young - Place

"Reality is a lovely place, but I wouldn't want to live there." ~Adam Young 

Jonas Mekas - Civilization

"In the very end, civilisations perish because the people listen to their politicians and not to their poets." ~Jonas Mekas 

Judi Dench - The power of language

"The benefits of being a mature well-educated woman is that you're not afraid of expletives. And you have no fear to put a fool in his place. That's the power of language and experience. You can learn a lot from Shakespeare." ~Judi Dench 

Frank Sonnenberg Lessons in life

"Lessons in life will be repeated until they are learned." ~Frank Sonnenberg

IAIN THOMAS - A beautiful place

"Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place." ~Iain Thomas - I Wrote This For You

Julia Butterfly Hill - Tree hugging

"Tree hugging is not just a quirky activity; it's a way of acknowledging the sacredness of the natural world and our place within it." ~Julia Butterfly Hill 🦋 

JILL JACKSON MILLER - PEACE

"Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me." ~Jill Jackson Miller

FEATURED Quote from OUR DAILY BREAD

09 June 2024

"When I am scared to keep going, give me courage." ~Our Daily Bread

Georges Bird Grinnell

“There is a solitude in the few hours that precede the dawn of day which is unlike that of any others in the twenty-four, and which I cannot explain or account for. Thoughts come to me at this time that I never have at any other.” ~George Bird Grinnell

JIM JALOS Quotes

"Birthdays are not just a change in age, but another page that God wants you to have a good and meaningful life story." ~Jim "Dhadha Pelaez" Jalos

"Challenges in life is like stamps on paper. Soak it and the hardships will come off and what's left is a beautiful stamp which is the fruit of your hardship." ~Jim "Dhadha Pelaez" Jalos

 

 

BWP - Ambassador Orange: Autumn

Colour Season

Photo by BWP-Ambassador Orange 

"Autumn in Orange is a masterpiece in motion." ~Best Western Plus-Ambassador Orange.

REUBEN CEDINO Quotes

Extracted from PSCS

"There are people in the world who embrace their work beyond mere source of income but a calling, an offering, an expression of the best of who they are and who they can be. They give me hope in humanity." ~Reuben Cedino 

"Unlocking symbols, examining designs and colors and knowing the story behind each stamp are the joy of stamp collecting." ~Reuben Cedino, PSCS, 25 May 2024 on Austria's "EAR of CORN"

Leah C Dancel: Outlook and Uplook

Featured Quote

By Leah C Dancel 

Life is full of depressive stuff if you miss  the right direction. 

Try a bit having a good OUTLOOK and UPLOOK and see where it takes you -

Whether you go down with the ebb? Or you go with the flow? 

Remember Airplanes go up against the direction of the wind.

 

Greg Child -

"Somewhere between the bottom of the climb and the summit is the answer to the mystery why we climb.” ~Greg Child 

Sasha Salmina - Child

Photo credit to the owner 

"A child who reads will be an adult who thinks." ~Sasha Salmina 

Mark Obmascik - Mountains

“I like the mountains because they make me feel small. They help me sort out what’s important in life.” ~Mark Obmascik

Katie Daisy - River water

"She smelled of sun and daisies with a hint of river water." ~Katie Daisy

Susan Lendroth - Write ✍️

"To write ✍️ is human, to receive a letter: Divine!" ~Susan Lendroth 

Wim Hof - Mind and Sky

"The limit is not the sky. The limit is the mind." ~Wim Hof 

KING BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ, THE GREAT

"We shall reign with righteousness for the benefit of the Siamese people." ~King Bhumibol Adulyadej, The Great King of Thailand.

Lifted from Postage and Stamps Today, PSCS

Mario Vargas Llosa - On Love

"Never say you love someone if you have not seen their anger, their bad habits, their absurd beliefs and their contradictions. Everyone can love sunset and happiness, only a few can love chaos and decay" ~Mario Vargas Llosa

MAXIMILIEN ROBESPIERRE - On freedom

"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant." ~Maximilien Robespierre 

PAULO FREIRE - Education

"Education does not change the world. Education changes people. People change the world." ~Paulo Freire, 19 September 1921 - 2 May 1997

FEATURED QUOTE: GOETHE on MANNERS

Quote on MANNERS

"A man's manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

 

ANZAC DAY 2024

IN COMMEMORATION

25 April 2024

It's a sad day for me for missing my attendance on this solemn day.  But my heart and thoughts are for all the fallens and for my country, Australia 🇦🇺. 

TRIBUTES:

Everything here is lifted from FB/META

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;  

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.  

At the going down of the sun and in the morning  

We will remember them. 

Today, on Anzac Day, we come together to pay tribute to those who have served and sacrificed for our country. Their courage and selflessness will forever be remembered.

Lest we forget.

📷 State Library NSW, Anzac Day Service 1930s

"In small gestures"

Tributes from Blowers Real State Pty Ltd

From Oakwood 

From Girlie 

By Orange Central Square 

"Today is a day for honour,  reflection and remembrance."

HENRY WILLIAMSON

STAMP SHEETLET 

Orange NSW 

22 April 2024

"Music comes from an icicle as it melts, to live again as spring water." ~Henry Williamson

Christopher Walken - People

"If you knew how quickly people forget the dead... You will stop living to impress people." ~Christopher Walken 

David Robson - Gift, skill and choice

"The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice." ~David Robson 

Giulia Enders - Gut instinct

"Trust your gut instincts, they are often more accurate than logic." ~Giulia Enders

FEATURED Quote:

When your plate is full and you have enough, don't smash it. Just drop everything down. Got to do 'Livin' la Vida Loca' so to speak.

10 April  2024

Bathurst NSW

ANH DO, THE HAPPIEST REFUGEE 

Morgan Housel - On humility

"One of the most powerful ways to increase your savings isn't to raise your income. It is to raise your humility. Humility not to flaunt that you may appear to be rich when in the actual situation is you're not." ~Morgan Housel author The Psychology of Money

ROBERT FULTON Quotes

“But how to raise a sum in the different States has been my greatest difficulty.” ~Robert Fulton 

"The American dream of rags to riches is a dream for a reason – it is hard to achieve; were everyone to do it, it wouldn't be a dream but would rather be reality.” ~Robert Fulton (1765 - 1815),  American engineer,  steamboat inventor 

Fabiola Simons - Learn, listen and have conviction

"Learn to preserve yourself, not to open your heart to just anyone, not to listen to superficial judgments. Have conviction of all that you are capable of, and above all, put an end to everything that takes away your peace." ~Fabiola Simons 

Featured Quote on SELF-PORTRAIT

"The self-portrait is a reflection of the personality in a visual, physical sense, as a concrete form, a summary of the external characteristics of the artist, but also in a psychological sense, when the self-portrait becomes a mediator of communication with the self, a medium of self-investigation." ~extracted from ERIC,  online Journal 

ROLAND R. KEMLER - A better place

AUBURN BOTANICAL GARDENS 

Family Nature Outing

1 July 2023

“There's no better place to find yourself than sitting by a waterfall and listening to its music” ~Roland R Kemler

Dr. Jordan B. Paterson - Free speech

"Free speech is not a value like mercy or justice: it's the fundamental problem-solving mechanism of humanity." ~Dr. Jordan B. Peterson

"Life is suffering. Love is the desire to see unnecessary suffering ameliorated." ~Jordan Peterson 

Bruce Coville - Love inside you

“Nothing you love is lost. Not really. Things, people—they always go away, sooner or later. You can’t hold them, any more than you can hold moonlight. But if they’ve touched you, if they’re inside you, then they’re still yours. The only things you ever really have are the ones you hold inside your heart.” ~Bruce Coville 

FEATURED QUOTE: HEART

Photo credit to julijacemjaka

"A soft, loving, kind and forgiving-broken HEART is the hardest door to enter no matter how loud you knock." ~Leah C Dancel, 20 March 2024

GARY LAWRENCE - Sustainability

“Sustainability is a political choice, not a technical one. It’s not a question of whether we can be sustainable, but whether we choose to be” ~Gary Lawrence 

ATTICUS POETRY - On loneliness

“There are two kinds of loneliness, one you feel when you're all alone, and the other you feel in a crowded room, when you realize you're the only person who knows what it's like to be you.” ~Atticus Poetry

Bill Courtney - Passio

Platter from the LEGACY

Richmond NSW

February 2024

"Find your passion and your discipline and let them meet opportunity." ~Bill Courtney

Sophia Dembling - On being QUIET

“One of the risks of being quiet is that the other people can fill your silence with their own interpretation: You’re bored. You’re depressed. You’re shy. You’re stuck up. You’re judgemental. When others can’t read us, they write their own story—not always one we choose or that’s true to who we are.” ~Sophia Dembling (Book: The Introvert's Way: Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World

 

JOHN MASON - People

“Most people are willing to change, not because they see the light, but because they feel the heat.” ~John Mason

RITA PIERSON - A champion

Photo credit to the owner 

"Every child deserves a champion - an adult who will never give up on them,  who understands the power of connection and insist that they become the best that they can possibly be." ~Rita Pierson 

Quotes from ANCIENT/STOIC WISDOM

Background:

"Ancient wisdom is the body of knowledge and insights that were accumulated by human civilizations over thousands of years. The origins of ancient wisdom are difficult to trace, as they are rooted in prehistoric times before written records were kept." ~Quora

QUOTES

"A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion." ~Ancient Wisdom 

"The water that does not move becomes stagnant,  and so does the mind that is not open to changes." ~Ancient Wisdom 

STOIC WISDOM 

(Compiled by Life Philosophy and Lessons) 

"The antidote for suffering is gratitude; realising the good we have, and not lamenting the losses "

"The discipline of the mind is rooted in the tranquility of nature.  Just as the stream flows,  so should the thoughts of the wise."

"The wise person is ruled by reason, not by shifting tides of emotion."

"True wealth is not a measure of possessions but the depth of gratitude one holds in their heart."

"Your job is to do the work, and in doing the work, pay no heed to either the cynics or the critics.  Just  focus on bringing your best." 

JACK BELL PHOTOGRAPHY Quotes

"As the day begins, let your soul sing with joy, for every moment is a celebration of life." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"As the morning sun paints the sky with beautiful colors, let it refresh your soul and awaken your dreams." Jack Bell Photography 

"Each sunrise is a kiss from heaven, welcoming you to a brand new day." ~Jack Bell Photography (sunrise photo from September, 2023)

"Every journey on a railroad tells a story of its own." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"Every morning is an opportunity to make someone’s day a little brighter with a kind gesture." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"Finding peace in the gentle rhythm of moving water amid the stillness of the surrounding woods." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"In the embrace of autumn, the land exudes warmth and vibrant life." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"In the morning’s stillness, hear the call of your heart." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"In the presence of (these) peaks, words fall short, and the soul takes flight." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"Let the morning sun nourish your soul and fill your heart with joy." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"May your morning be filled with the beauty of nature and the wonder of life’s possibilities." ~Jack Bell Photography  (sunrise photo taken in November, 2023)

"Seasons shift, and with them, the landscapes of dreams." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"Spring flowers breathe life into the land, refreshing the soul." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"The barn is a silent companion to one’s thoughts, dreams, and introspections." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"The hummingbird carries the messages of our ancestors while teaching us to be light and to sip the sweet nectar of life." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"The lake holds secrets whispered by the mountains and heard only by the soul." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"The lake is a canvas painted by the strokes of mountains and sky." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"The morning sky whispers hope, reminding us that every day is a new beginning." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"The pond holds secrets whispered by the mountains and heard only by the soul." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"There is a sweetness in the early morning silence." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"Today’s sunrise is a gentle reminder that you, too, can rise and shine." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"View from the shore of Jackson Lake at Grand Teton National Park. 

"Where earth meets the sky, humbled by the scale of creation." ~Jack Bell Photography 

"When the sun rises, so does your spirit; embrace a new day!" ~Jack Bell Photography 

WILLIAM MARTIN - Children

“Do not ask your children to strive for extraordinary lives. Such striving may seem admirable, but it is the way of foolishness. Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life. Show them the joy of tasting tomatoes, apples and pears. Show them how to cry when pets and people die. Show them the infinite pleasure in the touch of a hand. And make the ordinary come alive for them.” The extraordinary will take care of itself. ~William Martin (Art: Brandywine Museum of Art) (Book: The Parent's Tao Te Ching

David Rockefeller - Travel

"I am a passionate traveler, and from the time I was a child, travel formed me as much as my formal education." ~David Rockefeller

MICHELE RUIZ -People

"If people are doubting how far you can go,  go so far that you can't hear them anymore." ~Michele Ruiz

Edward P. Morgan - Book

"A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it." –Edward P. Morgan

SIR KARL POPPER Quotes

"Our knowledge can only be finite, while our ignorance must be necessarily be infinite." ~Sir Karl Popper 

"True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it." ~Karl Popper (1902 - 1994)

Claude Maxwell MacDonald - Opportunity

 Photo: 

King Parrot, Faulconbridge NSW 

"Opportunity is a bird that never perches.” ~Claude Maxwell MacDonald

FEATURED Quote on BIRD by Marty Rubin

Faulconbridge NSW

King Parrot

“Every bird, every tree, every flower reminds me what a blessing and privilege it is just to be alive.”  ~Marty Rubin

MORGAN RICHARD OLIVIER - Space any time

"In the end, people will always have a way of revealing who they are. You just have to give them the space and time to do so." ~Morgan Richard Olivier 

DENISE DUFFIELD THOMAS - Choose yourself

"You'll never feel ready enough and chances are that nobody is going to "choose" you. You don't have to wait to be anointed by someone.  You can choose yourself. " ~Denise Duffield Thomas 

JOHN MILLIONAIRE Quotes

Extracts:

"Let's change those tears of sadness for tears of joy." ~JM on helping Luis, the Popsicle vendor 

JOSHUA GRAHAM - Fire

"I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me. " ~Joshua Graham 

QUEEN MARGRETHE of DENMARK

EXTRACTS

“Your path in life is already set, for one day you will follow your father, just as he will follow me one day. You become a link in the long historical chain that has bound our country together for centuries.” 

“It can sound violent when you are eighteen years young. It is a challenge, but there is also a sense of security in knowing where you are going and in knowing that others have been in the same situation and have followed the same path. We have always had to feel the responsibility, but we have never failed to feel the warm support that has surrounded us, as you have also experienced from the Castle Square at Amalienborg today.”

~Queen Margrethe,  speech on Crown Prince Christian 18th birthday (October 2023), HOLA

FEATURED Quote: MORNING

EDEN, NSW

29 September 2023

"Let the morning light guide you to find peace and purpose within yourself.” ~Jack Bell Photography 
 

Don Bosco - Youth

"It is not enough to love the young; they must know that they are loved." ~Don Bosco

FEATURED Quote on BIRDSVILLE AND NATURE

Quote in LANTERN FORM

Birds

in the wild

are tamed by

nature to be man's

company in their

solitude.

Copyright ©️ Leah C Dancel 

29 January 2024

SH-AUSTRALIA