Self improvement

When you run into someone who is disagreeable to others, you may be sure he is uncomfortable with himself; the amount of pain we inflict upon others is directly proportional to... 06/09/2007

Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge. - Isaac Friedmann It seems strange to put the words forgiveness and revenge into the same sentence, especially to relate them to each other.... 06/03/2007

They did not live in vain, those that came before us, for we are here. - Yves Theriault, Canadian writer, Aaron , 1954 Maybe you don't want to know this. Maybe you believe t... 05/31/2007

"The fish in the water is silent, the animal on the earth is noisy, the bird in the air is singing. But man has in him the silence of the sea, the noise of the earth, and t... 04/21/2007

If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair. - Samuel Johnson The... 04/20/2007

The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. - Franklin D. Rooseve... 04/18/2007

The days come and go like muffled and veiled figures sent from a distant friendly party, but they say nothing, and if we do not use the gifts they bring, they carry them as sile... 04/17/2007

When your life is about serving, your needs will always be met. When your life is about obtaining your needs, your needs will always elude you. - Bill Ferguson, author/speaker,... 04/15/2007

In giving advice, seek to help, not please, your friend. - Solon This simple, concise maxim delivers a great wealth of benefit. Why would you not want to please your friend, rat... 04/14/2007

If only I could so live and so serve the world that after me there should never again be birds in cages. - Isak Dinesen (pen name of Karen Blixen), author (1885-1962) Is she rea... 04/10/2007

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. - Leo Tolstoy Much as I would like to agree with Mr. Tolstoy, this observation is not so universall... 04/09/2007

"I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain (Samuel Clemons) Funny. But odd once you think about it. The western... 04/02/2007

Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new. - Henry David Thoreau, "Walden", 1854 New fashions, seeming to defy the passage of time,... 04/01/2007

People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar. - Thich Nhat Hanh Of the many peculiarities of human... 03/29/2007

Insanity - a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world. - RD Laing, psychiatrist and author (1927-1989) One dictionary defines insanity as a "relatively permanent di... 03/26/2007

"I’d spent my whole life feeling like a freak and an outsider and that nobody understood me and suddenly I felt like it's OK to feel different." - Madonna Yo... 03/25/2007

I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.<br> - Neil Armstrong<p><p&g... 03/24/2007

Several excuses are always less convincing than one. <br> - Aldous Huxley, novelist (1894-1963)<br><p> It's an odd characteristic of human nature that we t... 03/21/2007

The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude. - Aldous Huxley, novelist (1894-1963) I find the term "religion of solitude" a... 03/19/2007

Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad. - Norm Papernick A sobering thought for consideration. Mr. Paper... 03/18/2007

Interpretation is the revenge of the intellect upon art. - Susan Sontag, author and critic (1933-2004) (or, what I see is not what you painted) This applies as much to writing o... 03/16/2007

It is extremely important that people have a good first impression of you. Either you make a good impression or you will suffer for it! It is going to affect how your contact vi... 11/27/2008

The 90/10 secret is incredible! Very few know and apply this secret. The result? Millions of people are suffering undeserved stress, trials, problems, and heartache. They never... 12/03/2006

Recognize and embrace the thought that each moment is perfect regardless of its outcome. 02/06/2009

Tantra - The Serpentine Ascent - Part I Occult Vibratory Chemistry existed in India by the name of Tantra. Tantra is derived from two Sanskrit words - Thanoti ( to expand ) & Tr... 12/03/2006