Wisdom 1 This page in made in english text for du Dutch version
Only one race, the human race.
Only one country, the world.
Only one believe, Love.
One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed, they must be defended against the heaviest odds. Mahatma Gandhi
'Dont ask, what the world needs, rather ask what makes you come alive;
Then go and do it!
Because what the world needs are people who have come alive'. Howard Thurmon
You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother. Albert Einstein
When in doubt tell the truth. Mark Twain.
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. Hernry Ford
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life. Monty Python
The biggest strength is Simplicity. Nicole
Between to much and to little is a short moment of happiness. Hans Breedeveld
Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude. Colin L. Powell
Look up to the sky, like a finger pointing to the moon. Do not concentrate on the finger or you will miss all the heavenly glory. Bruce Lee
Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. T.S. Eliot
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own. Benjamin Disraeli
It is easy to perform a good action, but not easy to acquire a settled habit of performing such actions. Aristotle
The best things in life must come by effort from within, not by gifts from the outside. Fred Corson
The best things in life must come by effort from within, not by gifts from the outside. Fred Corson
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you have now was once among the things only hoped for. Epicurus
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all other woes of mankind, is wisdom. Thomas Henry Huxley
Wisdom is to the soul what health is to the body. De Saint-Real
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: to reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. Edith Wharton
Reading is a means of thinking with another person's mind: it forces you to stretch your own. Charles Scribner Jr.
Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around us in awareness. James Thurber
None of us can be free of conflict and woe. Even the greatest men have had to accept disappointments as their daily bread. The art of living lies less in eliminating our troubles than in growing with them. Bernard M. Baruch
For everything you have missed, you have gained something else. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. Albert Einstein
Between to much and to little one finds a short moment of happiness. Hans Breedeveld
A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little course, and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice. Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble. Ralph Waldo Emerson
What you think matters, in fact it forms matter. Monique Hennequin
Love your fear and it can not drive you.
Push it away and it owns you.
Be realistic, aim for a miracle. Baghwan (Osho)
Balance 1:
A man can feel too much and think too little
but also think too much and feel too little.
Balance 2:
A man can think too much and do too little
but also think too little and do too much. Ernest Keijzers jan.2008
To laugh often and love much... to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to give one's self... this is to have succeeded. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Life is not measured by the breaths that we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away (received from Lieke)
Emancipate yourself from mental slavery,
none but ourselves can free our minds. Bob Marley
Learn without thinking begets ignorance.
Think without learning is dangerous. Confucius
If you know, recognize that you know,
If you don't know, then realize that you don't know:
That is knowledge. Confucius
Be not the slave of your own past. Plunge into the sublime seas, dive deep and swim far, so you shall come back with self-respect, with new power, with an advanced experience that shall explain and overlook the old. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Character is higher than intellect...
A great soul will be strong to live, as well as to think. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do not go where the path may lead,
go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Don't waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad,
but chant the beauty of the good. Ralph Waldo Emerson
We don't have to change friends,
if we understand that friends change.
It isn't always enough, to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.