Words of Wisdom 09 (Jun 11 - Jan 12)

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To satisfy the tongue is the worst distraction one can have. It takes all your attention.

~ Dr. Pillai

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"Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh...."

- Kahlil Gibran

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"Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break."

- William Shakespeare

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"If you want to get the best out of a person, you must look for the best that is in him."

-- Bernard Haldane

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"So great has been the endurance, so incredible the achievement that, as long as the sun keeps a set course in heaven, it would be foolish to despair of the human race."

-- Ernest Woodward

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Do your best to improve your faith. You can do this by adding goodness, understanding, self-control, patience, devotion, concern for others, and love.

2 Peter 1:5-7


Source: Life Changing Words

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*** Quotes of the Week ***
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The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.
- Mark Twain, 1835-1910


We can only learn to love by loving.
- Iris Murdoch, 1919-1999


That is what marriage really means: helping one another to reach the full status of being persons, responsible and autonomous beings who do not run away from life.
- Paul Tournier, 1898-1986


Source: selfgrowth.com

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You show love for others by truly helping them, and not merely by talking about it.

1 John 3:18


Source: Life Changing Words

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"It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him. "

-- John Steinbeck, author

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Be happy right at this moment.

~ Dr. Pillai