Words of Wisdom 13 (Jul 13 - Jan 14)

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"One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more."
- Thomas Jefferson

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A great tragedy is when people have sight but no vision
- HELEN KELLER

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"If the power to do hard work is not a skill, it's the best possible substitute for it."

-- James Garfield, 20th U.S. President

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"It is impossible to win the great prizes in life without running risks."

-- Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. President

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Never close your lips to those whom you have opened your heart

- CHARLES DICKENS

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"People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds. It is something one creates."
- Thomas Szasz, psychiatrist

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Am I crazy because I hear voices...

Or, are you because you can't?

- Solomon

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*** Quotes of the Week ***
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Purpose is what gives life a meaning.
- Charles Henry Parkhurst, 1842-1933

The great lesson is that the sacred is in the ordinary, that it is to be found in one's daily life, in one's neighbors, friends and family, in one's backyard.
- Abraham Maslow, 1908-1970

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882


Source: www.selfgrowth.com

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Happiness is the real nature of your being. It becomes clouded by the thought process.
~ Dr. Pillai

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"Keep your sense of humor. There's enough stress in the rest of your life to let bad shots ruin a game you're supposed to enjoy."
-- Amy Alcott, golfer