There is only one way to avoid criticism:
Say nothing, do nothing and be nothing.
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There is only one way to avoid criticism:
Say nothing, do nothing and be nothing.
“What is a weed?
A plant whose virtues
have not yet been discovered.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
I disagree with that as you will receive criticism for being "good for nothing".Quote:
Originally Posted by nissannewby
MICHELLE WOLF
Someone should tell scientists they don't need to keep finding reasons for us to drink a glass of wine at night.
“Don’t you ever let a soul in the world
tell you that you can’t be exactly who you are.”
~ Lady Gaga
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, 'Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.'
The Lord led the holy man to two doors. He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water.
The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths. The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.
The Lord said, 'You have seen Hell.'
They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one.
There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.
The holy man said, 'I don't understand.'
'It is simple,' said the Lord. 'It requires but one skill. You see they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves.'
“Animals(Dogs) are such agreeable friends.
they ask no questions;
they pass no criticisms.”
~ George Eliot
Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.
~ Swedish Proverb
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“No man is free who is not a master of himself.”
~ Epictetus
Good one Bob, can be related to so many situations.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob
“It is well to give when asked
but it is better to give unasked,
through understanding.”
~ Khalil Gibran
(1883-1931)
We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.
~ Mother Teresa
LEO NIKOLAYEVICH TOLSTOY
The strongest of all warriors are these two
--Time and Patience.
“Don’t ever take a fence down
until you know the reason
why it was put up.”
~ Author Unknown
Oooh I like that one BoB!
JOHN DRYDEN
Beware the fury of a patient man!
The SIGN must come like dawn.
You cannot see its arrival,
but know when it is there.
-Diane Wakoski
Success is a ladder you cannot climb
with your hands in your pockets.
" When opportunity knocks, please answer the door. Don't keep asking who is it."
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES, JR.
Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.
“Our lives begin to end
the day we become silent
about things that matter.”
~ Martin Luther King, Jr
(1929-1968)
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 neighbours, friends and family, in one's backyard.
- Abraham Maslow
SOCRATES
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.
Just keep swimming!
Dory in Finding Nemo
“People know you for what you’ve done,
not for what you plan to do.”
~ Author Unknown
Hey, I'm an ideas man.....lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Bob
Never think out loud, people take you seriously.
https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net...4625d0a3a00eaeDalai Lama
If your mental attitude is positive, even when threats abound, you won’t lose your inner peace.
On the other hand, if your mind is negative, marked by fear, suspicion and feelings of helplessness, even among your best friends, in a pleasant atmosphere and comfortable surroundings, you won’t be happy.
“The greater the obstacle,
the more glory in overcoming it.”
~ Moliere
ANDY PUDDICOMBE
Most people assume that meditation is all about stopping thoughts, getting rid of emotions, somehow controlling the mind. But actually it's ... about stepping back, seeing the thought clearly, witnessing it coming and going.
If you can't convince them, confuse them.
- Harry S Truman.
“The naked truth is always better
than the best-dressed lie.”
~ Ann Landers
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
~To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
“A stumbling block to the pessimist
is a stepping-stone to the optimist.”
~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Seen this on a car sticker.....how true.
Kids that hunt and fish - Don't steal and deal.
“The difference between a successful person and others
is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge,
but rather a lack of will.”
~ Vince Lombardi
THANDIE NEWTON
If we're all living in ourselves and mistaking it for life, then we're devaluing and desensitizing life.
“The price of anything
is the amount of life you exchange for it.”
~ Henry David Thoreau