Every man who observes vigilantly and resolves steadfastly grows unconsciously into genius.
Though talent does what it can; genius does what it must.
In life, chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few.
In fact, there is no such thing as luck. It's a fancy name for being always at our duty, and so sure to be ready when good time comes.
- Edward Bulwer Lytton
King of the Birds, Lord of the Skies
Gather ye rose buds while ye may, old time is still a flying;
and this same rose that you see today, tomorrow will be dying.
CarpeDiem: Seize the Day!
- Dead Poets Society
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm is the genius of sincerity and truth accomplishes no victories without it.
- Edward Bulwer Lytton
- Edward Bulwer Lytton
Reform vs Revolution
A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power.
- Edward Bulwer Lytton
Some of my friends shared things with me about their office and work problems.
The way I see it, they need no reform nor revolution at work, but a riot!
- Edward Bulwer Lytton
Some of my friends shared things with me about their office and work problems.
The way I see it, they need no reform nor revolution at work, but a riot!
Flattery
A fool flatters himself, a wise man flatters the fool.
- Edward Bulwer Lytton
My purpose is not to encourage you to flatter others; just a way to identify a wise man when you see one.
This way, you get to identify the fool also.
- Edward Bulwer Lytton
My purpose is not to encourage you to flatter others; just a way to identify a wise man when you see one.
This way, you get to identify the fool also.
Now I know
The pen is mightier than the sword.
- Edward Bulwer Lytton
For the benefit of those who quote the above ubiquitous line without knowing the source, here is it.
Test your friend the next time.
- Edward Bulwer Lytton
For the benefit of those who quote the above ubiquitous line without knowing the source, here is it.
Test your friend the next time.
The Best Teacher
The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.
- Edward Bulwer Lytton
- Edward Bulwer Lytton
Past is Past
What is past is past, there is a future left to all men, who have the virtue to repent, and the energy to atone.
- Edward Bulwer Lytton
- Edward Bulwer Lytton
An ounce of Help
When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching.
- Edward Bulwer Lytton
- Edward Bulwer Lytton
Style and Principle
In matters of style swim with the current; In matters of principle, stand like a rock.
- Thomas Jefferson
Geared to the times; Anchored to the Rock.
- Youth for Christ
- Thomas Jefferson
Geared to the times; Anchored to the Rock.
- Youth for Christ
Nursery
The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery.
- Plato BC 427?-347?, Greek Philosopher
- Plato BC 427?-347?, Greek Philosopher
Education and Knowledge
Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.
- Plato BC 427?-347?, Greek Philosopher
- Plato BC 427?-347?, Greek Philosopher
Goal of Education
The principle goal of education is to create men who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations have done -- men who are creative, inventive and discoverers.
- Jean Piaget 1896-1980,
- Jean Piaget 1896-1980,
Learn How To Learn
The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.
- Carl Rogers 1902-1987, American Psychotherapist
- Carl Rogers 1902-1987, American Psychotherapist
Education
Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.
- Jim Rohn
- Jim Rohn
Touch...
Touch my heart and I’ll touch yours
with a gentle word or two,
for kindness bears the sweetest fruit
that makes our dreams come true.
Touch my life with tenderness
and fill my cup with love.
Share my dreams as I share yours
beyond the stars above.
Take my hand as I grow old
and lead me when I’m blind.
Show me that you really care…
good friends are hard to find.
Touch my heart and I’ll touch yours
a little more each day.
Until we both find happiness
somewhere along the way.
with a gentle word or two,
for kindness bears the sweetest fruit
that makes our dreams come true.
Touch my life with tenderness
and fill my cup with love.
Share my dreams as I share yours
beyond the stars above.
Take my hand as I grow old
and lead me when I’m blind.
Show me that you really care…
good friends are hard to find.
Touch my heart and I’ll touch yours
a little more each day.
Until we both find happiness
somewhere along the way.
Top 10 Rejection Lines Given by Men
Top 10 Rejection Lines Given By Men (and what they actually mean)
10. I think of you as a sister.
(You're ugly.)
9. There's a slight difference in our ages.
(You're quite ugly.)
8. I'm not attracted to you in 'that' way.
(You're pretty ugly.)
7. My life is too complicated right now.
(You're simply ugly.)
6. I've got a girlfriend.
(You're too ugly.)
5. I don't date women where I work.
(You're rather ugly.)
4. It's not you, it's me.
(You're very ugly.)
3. I'm concentrating on my career.
(You're ugly down to your bones)
2. I'm celibate.
(You're damn ugly.)
1. Let's be friends.
(YOU'RE THE UGLIEST CREATURE I'VE EVER SEEN)
10. I think of you as a sister.
(You're ugly.)
9. There's a slight difference in our ages.
(You're quite ugly.)
8. I'm not attracted to you in 'that' way.
(You're pretty ugly.)
7. My life is too complicated right now.
(You're simply ugly.)
6. I've got a girlfriend.
(You're too ugly.)
5. I don't date women where I work.
(You're rather ugly.)
4. It's not you, it's me.
(You're very ugly.)
3. I'm concentrating on my career.
(You're ugly down to your bones)
2. I'm celibate.
(You're damn ugly.)
1. Let's be friends.
(YOU'RE THE UGLIEST CREATURE I'VE EVER SEEN)
Top 10 Rejection Lines Given by Women
Top 10 Rejection Lines Given By Women (and what they actually mean)
10. I think of you as a brother.
(You remind me of that inbred banjo-playing geek in "Deliverance.")
9. There's a slight difference in our ages.
(I don't want to do my dad.)
8. I'm not attracted to you in 'that' way.
(You are the ugliest dork I've ever laid eyes on.)
7. My life is too complicated right now.
(I don't want you spending the night or else you may hear phone calls from all the other guys I'm seeing.)
6. I've got a boyfriend.
(I prefer my male cat and a half gallon of Ben and Jerry's.)
5. I don't date men where I work.
(I wouldn't date you if you were in the same 'solar system', much less the same building.)
4. It's not you, it's me.
(It's you.)
3. I'm concentrating on my career.
(Even something as boring and unfulfilling as my job is better than dating you.)
2. I'm celibate.
(I've sworn off only the men like you.)
1. Let's be friends.
(I want you to stay around so I can tell you in excruciating detail about all the other men I meet and have sex with. It's the male perspective thing.)
10. I think of you as a brother.
(You remind me of that inbred banjo-playing geek in "Deliverance.")
9. There's a slight difference in our ages.
(I don't want to do my dad.)
8. I'm not attracted to you in 'that' way.
(You are the ugliest dork I've ever laid eyes on.)
7. My life is too complicated right now.
(I don't want you spending the night or else you may hear phone calls from all the other guys I'm seeing.)
6. I've got a boyfriend.
(I prefer my male cat and a half gallon of Ben and Jerry's.)
5. I don't date men where I work.
(I wouldn't date you if you were in the same 'solar system', much less the same building.)
4. It's not you, it's me.
(It's you.)
3. I'm concentrating on my career.
(Even something as boring and unfulfilling as my job is better than dating you.)
2. I'm celibate.
(I've sworn off only the men like you.)
1. Let's be friends.
(I want you to stay around so I can tell you in excruciating detail about all the other men I meet and have sex with. It's the male perspective thing.)
All I Ever Needed To Know...
All I Ever Really Needed To Know I Learned In Kindergarten
Most of what I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be, I learned in kindergarten.
Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate mountain, but there in the sandbox at nursery school.
These are the things I learned:
Share everything.
Play fair.
Don't hit people.
Put things back where you found them.
Clean up your own mess.
Don't take things that aren't yours.
Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.
Wash your hands before you eat.
Flush.
Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
Live a balanced life.
Learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.
Take a nap every afternoon.
When you go out into the world, watch for traffic, hold hands and stick together.
Be aware of wonder.
Remember the little seed in the plastic cup.
The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.
Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the plastic cup - they all die. So do we.
And then remember the book about Dick and Jane and the first word you learned, the biggest word of all: Look.
Everything you need to know is in there somewhere.
The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation.
Ecology and politics and sane living.
Think of what a better world it would be if we all - the whole world -
had cookies and milk about 3 o'clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankets for a nap.
Or if we had a basic policy in our nations to always put things back where found them
and cleaned up our own messes.
And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world,
it is better to hold hands and stick together.
- By Robert Fulghum
from Chicken Soup for the Soul
Most of what I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be, I learned in kindergarten.
Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate mountain, but there in the sandbox at nursery school.
These are the things I learned:
Share everything.
Play fair.
Don't hit people.
Put things back where you found them.
Clean up your own mess.
Don't take things that aren't yours.
Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.
Wash your hands before you eat.
Flush.
Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
Live a balanced life.
Learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.
Take a nap every afternoon.
When you go out into the world, watch for traffic, hold hands and stick together.
Be aware of wonder.
Remember the little seed in the plastic cup.
The roots go down and the plant goes up and nobody really knows how or why, but we are all like that.
Goldfish and hamsters and white mice and even the little seed in the plastic cup - they all die. So do we.
And then remember the book about Dick and Jane and the first word you learned, the biggest word of all: Look.
Everything you need to know is in there somewhere.
The Golden Rule and love and basic sanitation.
Ecology and politics and sane living.
Think of what a better world it would be if we all - the whole world -
had cookies and milk about 3 o'clock every afternoon and then lay down with our blankets for a nap.
Or if we had a basic policy in our nations to always put things back where found them
and cleaned up our own messes.
And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world,
it is better to hold hands and stick together.
- By Robert Fulghum
from Chicken Soup for the Soul
40 More Reasons Why It's Great To Be A Guy
1. Movie nudity is virtually always female.
2. Old friends don't give you crap if you've lost or gained weight.
3. Dry cleaners and haircutter's don't rob you blind.
4. Your ass is never a factor in a job interview (unless your boss is gay or a really sex-crazy female)
5. All your orgasms are real.
6. A beer gut does not make you invisible to the opposite sex.
7. You can go to the bathroom with out needing a friend to go along .
8. Your last name stays put.
9. You can be showered and ready in 10 minutes.
10. Sex means never worrying about your reputation.
11. If someone forgets to invite you to something, he or she can still be your friend.
12. Your underwear is $10 for a three pack.
13. You can easily write your name in the snow by peeing.
14. You get to think about sex 90% of your waking hours.
15. Three pair of shoes are more than enough.
16. Foreplay is optional.
17. Nobody stops telling a good dirty joke when you walk into the room.
18. You never feel compelled to stop a pal from getting laid.
19. You don't give a rat's ass if someone notices your new haircut.
20. You can watch a game in silence with your buddy without even thinking "He must be mad at me"
21. The world is your urinal.
22. Hot wax never comes near your pubic area.
23. You can admire Clint Eastwood without starving yourself to look like him.
24. You can sit with your knees apart no matter what you are wearing.
25. Gray hair and wrinkles add character.
26. You don't have to leave the room to make an emergency crotch adjustment.
27. Wedding Dress $2000; Tux rental $100.
28. With 400 million sperm per shot, you could double the earth's population in 15 tries, at least in theory.
29. Bachelor parties beats the crap over boring bridal showers.
30. You can buy condoms without the shopkeeper imagining you naked.
31. You needn't pretend you're "freshening up" to go to the bathroom.
32. You can rationalize any behavior with the handy phrase "f*** it!"
33. If another guy shows up at the party in the same outfit, you might become lifelong buddies.
34. The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected.
35. You never have to miss a sexual opportunity because you're not in the mood.
36. Porn movies are designed especially for you and with you in mind.
37. You don't have to remember everyone's birthdays and anniversaries.
38. Not liking a person does not preclude having great sex with them.
39. Your pals can be trusted never to trap you with: "So... notice anything different?"
40. Baywatch.
2. Old friends don't give you crap if you've lost or gained weight.
3. Dry cleaners and haircutter's don't rob you blind.
4. Your ass is never a factor in a job interview (unless your boss is gay or a really sex-crazy female)
5. All your orgasms are real.
6. A beer gut does not make you invisible to the opposite sex.
7. You can go to the bathroom with out needing a friend to go along .
8. Your last name stays put.
9. You can be showered and ready in 10 minutes.
10. Sex means never worrying about your reputation.
11. If someone forgets to invite you to something, he or she can still be your friend.
12. Your underwear is $10 for a three pack.
13. You can easily write your name in the snow by peeing.
14. You get to think about sex 90% of your waking hours.
15. Three pair of shoes are more than enough.
16. Foreplay is optional.
17. Nobody stops telling a good dirty joke when you walk into the room.
18. You never feel compelled to stop a pal from getting laid.
19. You don't give a rat's ass if someone notices your new haircut.
20. You can watch a game in silence with your buddy without even thinking "He must be mad at me"
21. The world is your urinal.
22. Hot wax never comes near your pubic area.
23. You can admire Clint Eastwood without starving yourself to look like him.
24. You can sit with your knees apart no matter what you are wearing.
25. Gray hair and wrinkles add character.
26. You don't have to leave the room to make an emergency crotch adjustment.
27. Wedding Dress $2000; Tux rental $100.
28. With 400 million sperm per shot, you could double the earth's population in 15 tries, at least in theory.
29. Bachelor parties beats the crap over boring bridal showers.
30. You can buy condoms without the shopkeeper imagining you naked.
31. You needn't pretend you're "freshening up" to go to the bathroom.
32. You can rationalize any behavior with the handy phrase "f*** it!"
33. If another guy shows up at the party in the same outfit, you might become lifelong buddies.
34. The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected.
35. You never have to miss a sexual opportunity because you're not in the mood.
36. Porn movies are designed especially for you and with you in mind.
37. You don't have to remember everyone's birthdays and anniversaries.
38. Not liking a person does not preclude having great sex with them.
39. Your pals can be trusted never to trap you with: "So... notice anything different?"
40. Baywatch.
2 Nuns
There were two nuns... One of them was known as Sister Mathematical (SM) , and the other one was known as Sister Logical (SL) .
It is getting dark and they are still far away from the convent.
SM: Have you noticed that a man has been following us for the past thirty-eight and a half minutes? I wonder what he wants.
SL: It's logical. He wants to rape us.
SM: Oh, no! At this rate he will reach us in 15 minutes at the most! What can we do?
SL: The only logical thing to do of course is to walk faster.
SM: It's not working.
SL: Of course it's not working. The man did the only logical thing. He started to walk faster, too.
SM : So, what shall we do? At this rate he will reach us in one minute.
SL: The only logical thing we can do is split. You go that way and I'll go this way. He cannot follow us both.
So the man decided to follow Sister Logical.
Sister Mathematical arrives at the convent and is worried about what has happened to Sister Logical .
Then Sister Logical arrives.
SM: Sister Logical ! Thank God you are here! Tell me what happened!
SL : The only logical thing happened. The man couldn't follow us both,so he followed me
SM: Yes, yes! But what happened then?
SL: The only logical thing happened. I started to run as fast as I could and he started to run as fast as he could.
SM : And?
SL : The only logical thing happened. He reached me
SM : Oh, dear! What did you do?
SL : The only logical thing to do. I lifted my dress up.
SM : Oh, Sister! What did the man do?
SL: The only logical thing to do. He pulled down his pants.
SM: Oh, no! What happened then?
SL : Isn't it logical, Sister? A nun with her dress up can run faster than man with his pants down .
And for those of you who thought it would be dirty, I'll pray for you!
It is getting dark and they are still far away from the convent.
SM: Have you noticed that a man has been following us for the past thirty-eight and a half minutes? I wonder what he wants.
SL: It's logical. He wants to rape us.
SM: Oh, no! At this rate he will reach us in 15 minutes at the most! What can we do?
SL: The only logical thing to do of course is to walk faster.
SM: It's not working.
SL: Of course it's not working. The man did the only logical thing. He started to walk faster, too.
SM : So, what shall we do? At this rate he will reach us in one minute.
SL: The only logical thing we can do is split. You go that way and I'll go this way. He cannot follow us both.
So the man decided to follow Sister Logical.
Sister Mathematical arrives at the convent and is worried about what has happened to Sister Logical .
Then Sister Logical arrives.
SM: Sister Logical ! Thank God you are here! Tell me what happened!
SL : The only logical thing happened. The man couldn't follow us both,so he followed me
SM: Yes, yes! But what happened then?
SL: The only logical thing happened. I started to run as fast as I could and he started to run as fast as he could.
SM : And?
SL : The only logical thing happened. He reached me
SM : Oh, dear! What did you do?
SL : The only logical thing to do. I lifted my dress up.
SM : Oh, Sister! What did the man do?
SL: The only logical thing to do. He pulled down his pants.
SM: Oh, no! What happened then?
SL : Isn't it logical, Sister? A nun with her dress up can run faster than man with his pants down .
And for those of you who thought it would be dirty, I'll pray for you!
The International European Language
The European Commission have just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the EU rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's Govt. conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5 year phased plan that would be known as "EuroEnglish":
In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c."...Sertainly, this will make the sivil sevants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favor of the "k." This should klear up konfusion and komputer keyboards kan have 1 fewer letter.
There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with the "f." This will make words like "fotograf" 20% shorter.
In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkorage the removal of double letters, which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of the silent "e" in the language is disgraseful, and it should go away.
By the 4th yar, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v." During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters.
After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech ozer.
ZE DREM VIL FINALI KUM TRU!!
In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c."...Sertainly, this will make the sivil sevants jump with joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favor of the "k." This should klear up konfusion and komputer keyboards kan have 1 fewer letter.
There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with the "f." This will make words like "fotograf" 20% shorter.
In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkorage the removal of double letters, which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of the silent "e" in the language is disgraseful, and it should go away.
By the 4th yar, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v." During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters.
After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech ozer.
ZE DREM VIL FINALI KUM TRU!!
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