Thought for the day

“Falling down is a part of life,
getting back up is living.”

~ Author Unknown

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.


~Dalai Lama

At every step the child should be allowed to meet the real experiences of life; the thorns should never be plucked from the roses.

~Ellen Key

I'm not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I've always been a freak. So I've been a freak all my life and I have to live with that, you know. I'm one of those people.


~John Lennon

“There are two ways of spreading light:
to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.”

~ Edith Wharton
(1862-1937)

I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water.


~Maya Angelou

Slow down and enjoy life.

It's not only the scenery you miss by going too fast-you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.

~Eddie Cantor

without communications, the only thing I command is my desk

winston churchill - normandy invasion

To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.


~Buddha

Blessed are those who can give without remembering, and take without forgetting.

~Elizabeth Bibesc