February 25, 2012
When you only have two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~ Chinese proverb
February 24, 2012
You do not lead by hitting people over the head -- that is assault, not leadership. ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower
February 21, 2012
Don't hate me because I'm beautiful. Hate me because I'm beautiful AND your boyfriend wants to fuck me. ~ Unknown
February 20, 2012
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance. ~ Franklin P. Jones
February 19, 2012
Is it faith to understand nothing, and merely submit your convictions implicitly to the Church? ~ John Calvin
February 18, 2012
Opportunity is missed by most because its dressed in overalls and looks like work. ~ Thomas Edison
February 17, 2012
If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change. ~ Buddha
February 16, 2012
No one, Eleanor Roosevelt said, can make you feel inferior without your consent. Never give it. ~ Marian Wright Edelman
February 15, 2012
That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong. ~ William J. H. Boetcker
February 14, 2012
Love or Infatuation?
Infatuation is instant desire. It is one set of glands calling to another. Love is friendship that has caught fire. It takes roots and grows - one day at at time.
Infatuation is marked by a feeling of insecurity. You are excited and eager but not genuinely happy. There are nagging doubts, unanswered questions, little bits and pieces about your beloved that you would just as soon not examine too closely. It might spoil the dream.
Love is quiet, understanding, and the mature acceptance of imperfection. It is real. It gives you strength and grows beyond you - to bolster your beloved. You are warmed by their presence, even when they are away. Miles do not separate you. You want them nearer. But near or far, you know they are yours and you can wait.
Infatuation says, "We must get married right away. I can't risk loosing him." Love says, "Be patient, don't panic. Plan your future with confidence."
Infatuation has an element of sexual excitement. If you are honest, you will admit it is difficult to be in one another's company unless you are sure it will end in intimacy. Love is the maturation of friendship. You must be friends before you can be lovers.
Infatuation lacks confidence. When they are away, you wonder if they are cheating. Sometimes you check.
Love means trust. You are calm, secure, and unthreatened. The feel that trust, and it makes them more trustworthy.
Infatuation might lead you to do things you'll regret later, but love never will.
Love is an upper. It makes you look up. It makes you think up. It makes you a better person than you were before.
~ Unknown
Infatuation is instant desire. It is one set of glands calling to another. Love is friendship that has caught fire. It takes roots and grows - one day at at time.
Infatuation is marked by a feeling of insecurity. You are excited and eager but not genuinely happy. There are nagging doubts, unanswered questions, little bits and pieces about your beloved that you would just as soon not examine too closely. It might spoil the dream.
Love is quiet, understanding, and the mature acceptance of imperfection. It is real. It gives you strength and grows beyond you - to bolster your beloved. You are warmed by their presence, even when they are away. Miles do not separate you. You want them nearer. But near or far, you know they are yours and you can wait.
Infatuation says, "We must get married right away. I can't risk loosing him." Love says, "Be patient, don't panic. Plan your future with confidence."
Infatuation has an element of sexual excitement. If you are honest, you will admit it is difficult to be in one another's company unless you are sure it will end in intimacy. Love is the maturation of friendship. You must be friends before you can be lovers.
Infatuation lacks confidence. When they are away, you wonder if they are cheating. Sometimes you check.
Love means trust. You are calm, secure, and unthreatened. The feel that trust, and it makes them more trustworthy.
Infatuation might lead you to do things you'll regret later, but love never will.
Love is an upper. It makes you look up. It makes you think up. It makes you a better person than you were before.
~ Unknown
February 13, 2012
When you start to doubt yourself, the real world will eat you alive. ~ Henry Rollins
February 12, 2012
There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven. ~ Dave Barry
February 10, 2012
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it: and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. ~ Marcus Aurelius
February 09, 2012
Don't ask me questions before eight in the morning, particularly silly ones. I'm grumpy and then I will make fun of you before I kill you. ~ Unknown
February 07, 2012
When you teach a man, you teach a person. When you teach a woman, you teach a generation. ~ Unknown
February 06, 2012
When We Two Parted
When we two parted
In silence and tears,
Half broken-hearted
To sever for years,
Pale grew thy cheek and cold,
Colder thy kiss;
Truly that hour foretold
Sorrow to this.
The dew of the morning
Sunk chill on my brow--
It felt like the warning
Of what I feel now.
Thy vows are all broken,
And light is thy fame:
I hear thy name spoken,
And share in its shame.
They name thee before me,
A knell to mine ear;
A shudder comes o'er me--
Why wert thou so dear?
They know not I knew thee,
Who knew thee too well:
Long, long shall I rue thee,
Too deeply to tell.
I secret we met--
I silence I grieve,
That thy heart could forget,
Thy spirit deceive.
If I should meet thee
After long years,
How should I greet thee?
With silence and tears.
~ Lord Byron
When we two parted
~ Lord Byron
February 05, 2012
No lady can be justified in falling in love before the gentleman's love is declared. ~ Jane Austin (from "Northanger Abbey")
February 04, 2012
Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth. ~ Benjamin Disraeli
February 03, 2012
Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better. ~ Robert Redford
February 01, 2012
If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. ~ Albert Einstein
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