“With my eyes closed,
I would touch a familiar book and
draw its fragrance deep inside me.
This was enough to make me happy.”
– Haruki Murakami
Category Archives: Quote of the day
“An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.”
– Lao Tzu
βOne love, one heart . . .letβs get together and feel all right.β
– Bob Marley
Quote of the day – Maya Angelou
“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how AMAZING you can be.”
– Maya Angelou (1928 – 2014)
(Photo credit: Arthur Morris)
βLet the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:
~ I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
~ I shall fear only God.
~ I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
~ I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
~ I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth,
~ I shall put up with all suffering.β
β Mahatma Gandhi
βOne should always be drunk. That’s all that matters…But with what? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you chose. But get drunk.β
– Charles Baudelaire
βThe Roots of Violence:
Wealth without work,
Pleasure without conscience,
Knowledge without character,
Commerce without morality,
Science without humanity,
Worship without sacrifice,
Politics without principles.”
β Mahatma Gandhi
In remembrance of those who were killed in the recent Paris Charlie Hebdo attack.
“Nos plus sincΓ¨res condolΓ©ances Γ la famille et les amis.”
“Perhaps they are not stars but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones shines down to let us know they are happy.”
β Eskimo Proverb
In memory of my dad who breathed his last in my arms 14 years ago. (26.8.1932 – 7.1.2001)
(Photo credit: tunnel.alotspace.com)
“The light at the end of the tunnel is your life; itβs the tunnel thatβs temporary.”
β Michael Josephson
βEvery great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.β
β Harriet Tubman
