"Where there is peace, God is." ~George Herbert

"Carve your blessings in stone." ~Anon
"I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again." ~William Penn
"Dictum sapienti sat est - A word to a wise person is sufficient." ~Cicero Ovid Seneca

"May your pen happily writes ...™ ©Leah C Dancel

11/28/18

Quotes on FIRE, FLAME and PASSION


"A spark neglected makes a mighty fire." ~Robert Herrick

"Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and fans the bonfire." ~François Duc de La Rochefoucauld

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

“Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.” ~Jennifer Lee

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

 “Catch on fire if you must, sometimes everything needs to burn to the ground so that we may grow.” ~A. J. Lawless

"Do not worry if all the candles in the world flicker and die. We have the spark that starts the fire." ~Rumi

"Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together." ~Proverb

"Fire moves a soul, ignites a desire, fuses enthusiasm, and burns the spirit to illumine the world!" ~Leah C. Dancel, March 15, 2022

"Fire, water, and government know nothing of mercy." ~Proverb

"Genius is initiative on fire." ~Holbrook Jackson

"In each moment the fire rages, it will burn away a hundred veils. And carry you a thousand steps toward your goal." ~Rumi

"It is with our passions as it is with fire and water; they are good servants, but bad masters." ~Roger L'Estrange, Aesop's Fables, 1692 QG

"Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow." ~Helen Keller

"Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life." ~Buddha

"Love is the best and noblest thing in the human heart, especially when it is tested by life as gold is tested by fire." ~Vincent Van Gogh 

"Man is the only creature that dares to light a fire and live with it. The reason? Because he alone has learned to put it out." ~Henry Jackson Vandyke, Jr. lifted from Iwa Mahor

"One can enjoy a wood fire worthily only when he warms his thoughts by it as well as his hands and feet." ~Odell Shepard

“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.” ~Rumi

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

"The people of this world are like the three butterflies in front of a candle's flame: The first one went closer and said, 'I know about love'. The second one touched the flame lightly with his wings and said, 'I know how love's fire can burn'. The third one threw himself into the heart of the flame and was consumed. He alone knows what true love is." ~Attar of Nishapur

"Temper us in fire and we grow stronger. When we suffer, we survive." ~Cassandra Clare

"The fire is the main comfort of the camp, whether in summer or winter, and is about as ample at one season as at another.  It is as well for cheerfulness as for warmth and dryness." ~Henry David Thoreau

"The fire of hope almost went out; we have to rekindle it." ~Chief Red Cloud 1822-1909

"The fire used to melt an iron is the same fire used to shape a sword." ~Paulo Coelho

"The good man, even though overwhelmed by misfortune, loses never his inborn greatness of soul. Camphor-wood burnt in the fire becomes all the more fragrant." ~Sataka

"The most tangible of all visible mysteries - fire." ~Leigh Hunt

“We are all born with a divine fire in us. Our efforts should be to give wings to this fire and fill the world with the glow of its goodness.” ~A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Wings of Fire

"We see the mind like a house, so if your house is on fire, you need to take care of the fire, not to go look for the person that made the fire. Take care of those emotions first; it’s the priority. Because anything that comes from a place of fear and anxiety and anger will only make the fire worse. Come back and find a place of calm and peace to cool the flame of emotion down." ~Phap Dung, Buddhist Monk

“What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.” ~Charles Bukowski

"Winter can be a time for reflection as we sit in front of a crackling fire." ~from Dr. Anthony Chan Acupuncture

"You are not required to set yourself on fire to keep others warm." ~Deborah King

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FLAME

"I know the lands are lit, with all the autumn blaze..."  ~ Helen Hunt Jackson

"Love is like a small ember that sparks and grow into flame. Do you have to douse it when it is raging inside one's heart?" ~Napoleon Torres 


"Love must be as much a light, as it is a flame." ~Henry David Thoreau 

“May the flames of love from the heart of mankind, engulf and extinguish the hatred and prejudice of many people on earth and set their hearts on fire with love and kindness to their neighbours, that will please God to bring peace to our chaotic world.” ~Emilio Laxamana Aguinaldo

"Pilgrimage to the place of the wise is to find escape from the flame of separateness." ~Rumi

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PASSION

"Almost all men are born with every passion to some extent, but there is hardly a man who has not a dominant passion to which the others are subordinate. Discover this governing passion in every individual; and when you have found the master passion of a man, REMEMBER NEVER TO TRUST TO HIM where that passion is concerned." ~Lord Chesterfield

"How fair is a garden amid the trials and passions of existence." ~Benjamin Disraeli

"Passion is lifted from the earth itself by the muddy hands of the young; it travels along grass-stained sleeves to the heart. If we are going to save environmentalism and the environment, we must also save endangered indicator species: the child in nature." ~Richard Louv (from Dance with me in the Heart)

"People are most beautiful when they talk about something they really love, with passion in their eyes." ~Anon

"Your reason and your passion are the rudder and the sails of your seafairing soul, if either your sails or your rudder be broken, you can but toss and drift, or else be held at a standstill in mid-seas. For reason, ruling alone, is a force confining;  and passion, unattended, is
a flame that burns to its own destruction.” ~Khalil Gibran

VERSE

"The fire in our heart glows
The earth in our bones grows
The air in our lungs blows
The water in our veins flows
The Spirit in our mind knows"
~Chris Hild

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César Gaviria - Beautiful land

"Columbians say, God made our land so beautiful it was unfair to the rest of the world. So to even the score, God populated the land with a race of evil men." ~César Gaviria, script from Narcos, Biography, Crime, Drama (The script might as well be referring to the Philippines.)

Lotic - Solace

"Solace is my reminder to myself that no matter how hard things get, trouble don’t last always!” ~Lotic, Music Artist

11/25/18

‪Karen Ambrose ‬ - On handshake

‪"A floppy unconvincing handshake is like holding a wet fish while a firm friendly one is much more inviting. I think either will give you an indication of what the person is like." ~Karen Ambrose ‬(Lifted from Over Sixty)

Joel Pelandiana - On Women

"Women are just women but we can't deny their charm and beauty. Erratic, emotional, unexplainable, but then again...they are the love. The colors of human history..women.
They are powerful. They are leaders." ~Joel Pelandiana

11/23/18

Magno Rivera Quotes


"The Philippines will never move forward and progress UNLESS its people discipline themselves and take part in nation building." ~Magno Rivera

"You're a diamond in the ocean of sand. A true caring friend very rarely found."
~Magno Rivera 


Manuel L. Quezon Quote

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"I prefer a government run like hell by Filipinos to a government run like heaven by Americans.” ~Manuel L. Quezon‬, President of the Philippine Commonwealth

"It is desirable that the task of arousing a widespread interest in the reading of good books be recognized as a highly patriotic duty as well as a privilege." ~President Manuel L. Quezon 

"The reading of good books or the printed page is one of the most effective methods of bringing enlightenment within the reach of the largest possible number of people, and of promoting the cause of popular culture with its tremendous social benefits.” ~President Manuel L. Quezon, Proclamation 



Matt Hardy - Snapshot from photograph

“Beauty can be seen in all things, seeing and composing the beauty is what separates the snapshot from the photograph.” ~Matt Hardy

11/22/18

CHERIE LUNGHI Quotes


"I enjoy art, architecture, museums, churches and temples; anything that gives me insight into the history and soul of the place I'm in. I can also be a beach bum - I like to laze in the shade of a palm tree with a good book or float in a warm sea at sundown." ~Cherie Lunghi

"I think it's nice to age gracefully. OK, you lose the youth, a certain stamina and dewy glow, but what you gain on the inside as a human being is wonderful: the wisdom, the acceptance and the peace of mind. It's a fair exchange." ~Cherie Lunghi

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DAVID ALLAN COE Quotes


"I've never wanted anybody to like me because I had long hair or short hair, or that they liked the way I dressed or they liked the way I dressed or they liked the way I smile." ~David Allan Coe

"It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time." ~David Allan Coe

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11/21/18

Haniel Long - Love of Family

"So much of what is best in us is bound up in our love of family that it remains the measure of our stability because it measures our sense of loyalty. All other pacts of love or fear derive from it and are modeled upon it." ~Haniel Long (lifted from Teresita Sy Giok Liong)

11/14/18

Selena Gomez - decisions

7 February 2023 

"If you are able to look yourself in the mirror every day with the decisions that you make, that's where power starts." - Selena Gomez

Allain Arcillas Paragas - Learner

"Only a great learner learns from the worst mistakes and overcome the surmountable challenges..." ~Allain Arcillas Paragas

11/1/18

‪MASLI AWINGAN QUILAMAN ‬Quotes


"A successful and forever relationship is well-rooted in open communication, mutual respect, and back-to-back support for each other." ~Masli Awingan Quilaman

‪"Freedom of navigation- a child's learning space!" ~Masli Awingan Quilaman ‬

"For the good things may have readily provided us with best practices and opportunities while the bad ones with lessons learned and challenges to overcome... and turn into opportunities to savor with delight!" ~Masli Awingan Quilaman, August 8, 2018

"HOME is where the heart is - where you're with special persons who listen w/o judgment, help without conditions, and understand and love you, no matter what." ~Masli Awingan Quilaman

"How I pity a Landmark Institution where personal politics has taken root over institutional concerns." ~Masli Awingan Quilaman

"It's not only on the food we take but the discipline to keep our body, mind and spirit at their best condition. Stay as free and as colorful as a bird." ~Masli Awingan Quilaman

"Mapa-ilalim o mapa-ibabaw ka man, traffic is everywhere: last day before ECQ. ... In times like this, take chance to reflect and gauge on the value of time, to think outside the box, and to refresh endurance and dynamism to serve more for the greater good!" ~Masli Awingan Quilaman

"The real journey to self-actualization is by being a blessing to others." ~Masli Awingan Quilaman

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Om Malik - silence

"I like the muted sounds, the shroud of grey, and the silence that comes with fog." ~Om Malik

William Shatner - long run

"I was built for the long run not for the short dash." ~William Shatner

10/30/18

William Godwin - sentiment

"There is a class of persons whose souls are essentially non-conductors to the electricity of sentiment, and whose minds seem to be filled with their own train of thinking, convictions, and purposes to the exclusion of everything else." ~William Godwin

Rachel Kushner - inclusion and exclusion

"I think the art world heightens the intensity of desires for inclusion, and the humiliations of exclusion, which is why it's a great place to circulate when you are in the lucky position, as I am, of not wanting or needing anything from anyone." ~Rachel Kushner

Frantz Kanon - cognitive dissonance

"Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the NEW EVIDENCE CANNOT BE ACCEPTED. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief." ~Frantz Kanon, Psychiatrist, philosopher, revolutionary and writer from the French Colony of Martinique

Quotes on EXCLUSION


"But the good news is that out in the countryside, just about every place that's got a zip code has somebody or some group of people battling the economic and political exclusion that Wall Street and Washington are shoving down our throats." ~Jim Hightower

"I think the art world heightens the intensity of desires for inclusion, and the humiliations of exclusion, which is why it's a great place to circulate when you are in the lucky position, as I am, of not wanting or needing anything from anyone." ~Rachel Kushner

"One of the dreams of Zionism was to be a bridge. Instead, we are creating exclusion between the East and the West instead of creating bridges; we are contributing to the conflict between East and West by our stupid desire to have more." ~A. B. Yehoshua

"The exclusion of God automatically means the inclusion of evil." ~Tony Evans

"There is a class of persons whose souls are essentially non-conductors to the electricity of sentiment, and whose minds seem to be filled with their own train of thinking, convictions, and purposes to the exclusion of everything else." ~William Godwin

"Uncertainty and fears of social decline and exclusion have reached the middle class in many societies." ~Jose Angel Gurria

"We belong to talking, not what talking is about... Stop talking - and you are out. Silence equals exclusion." ~Zygmunt Bauman

"While the male eye zooms in on a particular element to the exclusion of all else, a woman's gaze flickers from one tedious task to the next, to the point where we can't distinguish between the importance of mopping the kitchen floor and achieving world peace." ~Mariella Frostrup

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10/26/18

Mariella Frostrup - world peace

"While the male eye zooms in on a particular element to the exclusion of all else, a woman's gaze flickers from one tedious task to the next, to the point where we can't distinguish between the importance of mopping the kitchen floor and achieving world peace." ~Mariella Frostrup

10/12/18

Susan David Quotes


"Discomfort is the price of admission to a meaningful life." ~Susan David

"We own our emotions; they don't own us." ~Susan David (Why It's Good To Embrace Negative Feelings)

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10/3/18

Susan J. Bissonette - personification

"An optimist is the human personification of spring." ~Susan J. Bissonette

Sheryl Crow - wildflowers

"No matter how chaotic it is, wildflowers will still spring up int the middle of nowhere." ~Sheryl Crow

Edgar Guest - greatest joy

"Spring's greatest joy beyond a doubt is when it brings the children out." ~Edgar Guest