"Always do the right thing. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest"
-Mark Twain
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
Showing posts with label Quote - Mark Twain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quote - Mark Twain. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Sunday, July 22, 2007
5 Love Languages (Part 4)
Words of Affirmation
Mark Twain once said “I can live for two months on a good compliment.”
Verbal appreciation speaks powerfully to persons whose primary Love Language is “Words of Affirmation.” Simple statements, such as, “You look great in that suit,” or “You must be the best baker in the world! I love your oatmeal cookies,” are sometimes all a person needs to hear to feel loved.
Aside from verbal compliments, another way to communicate through “Words of Affirmation” is to offer encouragement. Here are some examples: reinforcing a difficult decision; calling attention to progress made on a current project; acknowledging a person’s unique perspective on an important topic. If a loved one listens for “Words of Affirmation,” offering encouragement will help him or her to overcome insecurities and develop greater confidence.
Eagleboy's score on this: 2nd (ie, my very important love language!)
Okay, if you can't say it, at least SMS me, and tell me that I am great, can?
Mark Twain once said “I can live for two months on a good compliment.”
Verbal appreciation speaks powerfully to persons whose primary Love Language is “Words of Affirmation.” Simple statements, such as, “You look great in that suit,” or “You must be the best baker in the world! I love your oatmeal cookies,” are sometimes all a person needs to hear to feel loved.
Aside from verbal compliments, another way to communicate through “Words of Affirmation” is to offer encouragement. Here are some examples: reinforcing a difficult decision; calling attention to progress made on a current project; acknowledging a person’s unique perspective on an important topic. If a loved one listens for “Words of Affirmation,” offering encouragement will help him or her to overcome insecurities and develop greater confidence.
Eagleboy's score on this: 2nd (ie, my very important love language!)
Okay, if you can't say it, at least SMS me, and tell me that I am great, can?
Friday, July 6, 2007
Small People
"Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."
Mark Twain
1835-1910,
Humorist and Writer
Mark Twain
1835-1910,
Humorist and Writer
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Mark Twain Selections
“It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.”
“By trying, we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man’s, I mean.”
“Nothing needs reforming as other people’s habits.”
“Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.”
“We despise all reverences and all the objects of reverence which are outside the pale of our own list of sacred things. And yet, with strange inconsistency, we are shocked when other people despise and defile the things which are holy to us.”
“By trying, we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man’s, I mean.”
“Nothing needs reforming as other people’s habits.”
“Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.”
“We despise all reverences and all the objects of reverence which are outside the pale of our own list of sacred things. And yet, with strange inconsistency, we are shocked when other people despise and defile the things which are holy to us.”
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