As Estha stirred the thick jam he thought Two Thoughts and the Two
Thoughts he thought were these: a) Anything can happen to anyone. and b)
It is best to be prepared.
- Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things
The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people.
It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to
live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age.
- Titus 2:11-12
Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.
- Ronald E. Osborn
If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light, not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work.
- Beryl Markham
It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that.
- J.K. Rowling
Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
- Psalm 147:1
Successful and unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.
- John Maxwell
One finds limits by pushing them.
- Herbert Simon
Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or
architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.
- Samuel Butler
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require
of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your
God.
- Micah 6:8
The wise does at once what the fool does at last.
- Baltasar Gracian
The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.
- George Eliot
Don't ever think I fell for you, or fell over you. I didn't fall in love, I rose in it.
- Toni Morris
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a
town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do
not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist
that appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to
say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.”
- James 4:13-15
Formula for success: Rise early, work hard, strike oil.
- J P Getty
Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I
do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies
ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of
God in Christ Jesus.
- Philippians 3:13-14
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
- Jeremiah 29:11
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.
- Philippians 4:4
Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up.
- Hosea 6:1
Showing posts with label Baltasar Gracian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Baltasar Gracian. Show all posts
Monday, April 20, 2015
Monday, October 27, 2014
Posts from 10/21-26/14
When I
thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. When
the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.
- Psalm 94:18-19
Never let yesterday's disappointments overshadow tomorrow's dreams.
- Author Unknown
A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.
- Elbert Hubbard
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
- Herman Cain
By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.
- Psalm 42:8
One of the greatest things in life is that no one has the authority to tell you what you want to be. You’re the one who’ll decide what you want to be.
- Jaime Escalante
If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.
- Buddhist Proverb
Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.
- Baltasar Gracian
Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
- 2 Corinthians 13:11
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
- Henry David Thoreau
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
- Abraham Lincoln
The only question to ask yourself is, how much are you willing to sacrifice to achieve this success?
- Larry Flynt
I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
- Psalm 116:1-2
The best dreams happen when you're awake.
- Author Unknown
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
- Confucious
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
- Abraham Lincoln
Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
- Psalm 119:165
Success is ninety-nine percent failure.
- Soichiro Honda
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments.
- Anonymous
Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning.
- C.S. Lewis
Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
- John 6:29
Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.
- William Penn
Success is that old ABC - ability, breaks, and courage.
- Charles Luckman
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions."
- Stephen Covey
There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
- Galatians 3:28
Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
- William Feather
An unexamined life is not worth living.
- Socrates
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
- Latin Proverb
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
- Proverbs 22:6
Success is the maximum utilisation of the ability that you have.
- Zig Ziglar
To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is.
- Proverbs 15:23
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
- Proverbs 9:10
- Psalm 94:18-19
Never let yesterday's disappointments overshadow tomorrow's dreams.
- Author Unknown
A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.
- Elbert Hubbard
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
- Herman Cain
By day the Lord directs his love, at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.
- Psalm 42:8
One of the greatest things in life is that no one has the authority to tell you what you want to be. You’re the one who’ll decide what you want to be.
- Jaime Escalante
If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.
- Buddhist Proverb
Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.
- Baltasar Gracian
Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.
- 2 Corinthians 13:11
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
- Henry David Thoreau
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
- Abraham Lincoln
The only question to ask yourself is, how much are you willing to sacrifice to achieve this success?
- Larry Flynt
I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
- Psalm 116:1-2
The best dreams happen when you're awake.
- Author Unknown
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
- Confucious
I will prepare and some day my chance will come.
- Abraham Lincoln
Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
- Psalm 119:165
Success is ninety-nine percent failure.
- Soichiro Honda
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishments.
- Anonymous
Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning.
- C.S. Lewis
Jesus answered them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
- John 6:29
Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man.
- William Penn
Success is that old ABC - ability, breaks, and courage.
- Charles Luckman
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions."
- Stephen Covey
There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
- Galatians 3:28
Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go.
- William Feather
An unexamined life is not worth living.
- Socrates
If the wind will not serve, take to the oars.
- Latin Proverb
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
- Proverbs 22:6
Success is the maximum utilisation of the ability that you have.
- Zig Ziglar
To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is.
- Proverbs 15:23
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
- Proverbs 9:10
Monday, September 23, 2013
Posts from 9/18-22/13
For
the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword,
piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow,
and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
- Hebrews 4:12
No feeling is final.
- Rainer Marie Rilke
Know or listen to those who know.
- Baltasar Gracian
Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
- Jawaharlal Nehru
Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if only you would hear his voice,
- Psalm 95:6-7
Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop.
- Unknown
Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household,
- Ephesians 2:19
Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
- Joshua 1:9
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
- Calvin Coolidge
Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
- Sean O'Casey
A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.
- James Allen
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
- Proverbs 22:6
Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action.
- Orison Swett Marden
So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.
- Romans 6:11, 12
For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
- Romans 6:14
- Hebrews 4:12
No feeling is final.
- Rainer Marie Rilke
Know or listen to those who know.
- Baltasar Gracian
Action itself, so long as I am convinced that it is right action, gives me satisfaction.
- Jawaharlal Nehru
Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker; for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if only you would hear his voice,
- Psalm 95:6-7
Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop.
- Unknown
Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household,
- Ephesians 2:19
Whatever you do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius and power and magic in it.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
- Joshua 1:9
No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
- Calvin Coolidge
Every action of our lives touches on some chord that will vibrate in eternity.
- Sean O'Casey
A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life.
- James Allen
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
- Proverbs 22:6
Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action.
- Orison Swett Marden
So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions.
- Romans 6:11, 12
For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
- Romans 6:14
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Posts from 9/16/13
Just know, when you truly want success, you’ll never give up on it. No matter how bad the situation may get.
- Unknown
O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
- Psalm 139:1-4
Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.
- Baltasar Gracian
He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much.
- Bessie Stanley
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
- John 6:29
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
- Aristotle
- Unknown
O Lord, you have searched me and known me! You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
- Psalm 139:1-4
Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.
- Baltasar Gracian
He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much.
- Bessie Stanley
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”
- John 6:29
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
- Aristotle
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