The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no lessa magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy. A man does what he must in spite of personal consequences,in spite of obstacles and danger...
To a large degree, the measure of our peace of mind is determined by how much we are able to live in the present moment. Irrespective of what happened yesterday or last year, and what may or may not happen tomorrow, the present moment is where you ar...
One word is too often profaned For me to profane it, One feeling too falsely distain'd For thee to distain it; One hope is too like despair For prudence to smother, And pity from thee more dear Than that from another. I can not give what men call lov...
It is not difficult to imagine a world short of ambition. It would probably be a kinder world: with out demands, without abrasions, without disappointments. People would have time for reflection. Such work as they did would not be for themselves but...
If you're finding it tough to land a job,try expanding your job-hunting plan to include the following tactics: Set your target.While you should always keep your options open to compromise,you should also be sure to target exactly what you want...
I beg leave to thank you for the extremely kind and apprieciative manner in which you have received the toast of science.It is the more grateful to me to hear that toast proposed in an assembly of this kind. Because I have noticed of late years a gre...
A to Z. Avoid negotive people, place, things and habits. Believe in yourself. Consider things from every angles. Don't give up and don't give in. Enrich your life today, yesterday is history, tommorow is mystery. Family and friends are hidden treasur...
A Mother's Letter to the World Dear World: My son starts school today.Its going to be strange and new to him for a while.And I wish you would sort of treat him gently. You see,up to now,hes been king of the roost.Hes been boss of the ba...
In a calm sea every man is a pilot. But all sunshine without shade, all pleasure without pain, is not life at all.Take the lot of the happiest ,it is a tangled yarn.Bereavements and blessings,one following another, make us sad and blessed by turns. E...
A Better Tomorrow People often wonder why historians go to so much trouble to preserve millions of books, documents and records. Why do we have libraries? What good are these documents and history books? Why do we record and save the actions of men,...
Ladys First For a long period before the 1960s, women were considered to be the weaker sex,just as Shakespeare said inHamlet:Frailty, thy name is women.In contrast, men were regarded the stronger and the dominant sex.In this light man should undertak...
Night has fallen over the country. Through the trees rises the red moon, and the stars are scarcely seen. In the vast shadow of night the coolness and the dews descend. I sit at the open window to enjoy them; andhear only the voice of the summer wind...
Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there,to serve some sort of purpose,teach you a lesson,or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become.You never know who these people may be(poss...
Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all. The sweetest in the gale is heard; And sore must be the storm That could abash the little bird That kept so many warm. I've heard...
Among the more curious questions that can be asked about love is this,when one feels romantic love, does he feel it in breaks with interruptions or changes, or does he feel it continuously without interruption orchange? Poetry and song seduce one int...