Thought for the Day...

[MacHeadCase]

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.
— Confucius.

 

[D3v1L80Y]

"There is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evildoing. Therefore don't be overly righteous, why should you destroy yourself?"

~ Ecclesiastes 7:15-16

 

[mathogre]

mathogre, tiny as it may be, there is a minor bit of literary insight here... not a writer's corner, but at least a bit of erudition.

Yes there is. ^_^

 

[johntalin]

'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt."
Mark Twain

 

[onecrazycowgirl]

Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.
- Sir Winston Churchill

 

[mathogre]

To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart is true for all men, -- that is genius.

-- Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

[awrence]

Yes I like children.........

if there cooked properly wc fields

 

[Nagger Pumper]

"Being happy doesn't mean everything is perfect. It means you have decided to look beyond the imperfections." ~?

 

[Jonnyfive]

"A man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
- Jesus Christ (Luke 12:15)

 

[Nagger Pumper]

"A man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
- Jesus Christ (Luke 12:15)

verry niiice !

 

[TheCustomer99]

Well, since everyone else is using Bible verses, I figured I'd throw in my favorite verse. It's a good thing to remember when you're stressed out from work and school.
"Have no anxiety at all... whatever is true, whatever is just, whatever is honorable, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things." - Philippians 4:6-9

 

[PowerBookG4]

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall."
-Confucius

 

[johntalin]

Life consists of relative perceptions.
-Self

 

[plusfortyfour]

Life's a gamble, then you die.

 

[iKitten]

"Mercy triumphs over judgment!" James 2:13b

 

[johntalin]

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
— Mahatma Gandhi

 

[baggss]

He threw back the laugh, or repeated the wanton cry,
Of many a gallant and reckless youth, As he hurried by them,
In the noontide of his spirits,
To slumber in a long night of forgetfulness...

J. Fennimore cooper
-The Last of the Mohicans

The mills of the gods grind late, but they grind fine."

-Greek poet-

 

[johntalin]

When I was fourteen years old, I was amazed at how unintelligent my
father was. By the time I turned twenty-one, I was astounded how much
he had learned in the last seven years.
— Mark Twain

 

[PapaNoHair]

(from my days in submarines)

"The number of surfaces must equal the number of dives or it doesn't count"

 

[johntalin]

(from my days in submarines)

"The number of surfaces must equal the number of dives or it doesn't count"

Does it mean you die if they don't equal?