14 December 2016 - TOP QUOTES

TOP QUOTES

G'day folks,

Here are some more great quotes to think about. Many could easily relate to any of us following creative pursuits.

Clancy's comment: Mm ... Many of these are worth reading ... And acting upon.

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21 November 2016 - GREAT QUOTES

GREAT  QUOTES

G'day folks,

Always good to stop and reflect on what's important. Here are a few that might do just that.

Clancy's comment: Mm ... A few good ones here.

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7 October 2016 - WORTHWHILE QUOTES

WORTHWHILE QUOTES

G'day folks,

Here are some more quotes from notable folks.

You are never alone or helpless. The force that guides the stars guides you too. 

~Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar


All things by immortal power,
Near or far,
Hiddenly
To each other are linkèd are,
That thou canst not stir a flower
Without troubling of a star...
 

~Francis Thompson (1859–1907), "The Mistress of Vision," c.1897


The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice that which we are for what we could become.

 ~Charles Du Bos, Approximations, 1922, translated from French


The happiest people don’t worry too much about whether life is fair or not, they just get on with it.

 ~Andrew Matthews


Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. 

~Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn


Be loyal to what you love, be true to the earth, fight your enemies with passion and laughter. 

~Edward Abbey

B hopeful, B happy, B cheerful, B kind,
B busy of body, B modest of mind,
B earnest, B truthful, B firm and B fair...
B watchful, B ready, B open, B frank,
B manly to all men, whatever B their rank;
B just and B generous, B honest, B wise...
B temperate, B steadfast, to anger B slow.
B thoughtful, B thankful, whate'er may B tide...
B pleasant, B patient, B fervent to all,
B best if you can, but B humble withal.
B prompt and B dutiful, still B polite;
B reverent, B quiet, and B sure and B right...
B grateful, B cautious of those who B tray.
B tender, B loving, B good and B nign,
B loved thou shalt B, and all else B thine.
 

~"A Swarm of Bees," The British Bee Journal, and Bee Keeper's Adviser, 1882 February 1st
 

 
There is no such thing in anyone's life as an unimportant day. 

~Alexander Woollcott


If you keep rephrasing the question, it gradually becomes the answer. 

~Robert Brault,

[T]ime you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. 

~Marthe Troly-Curtin, Phrynette Married, 1912 

Clancy's comment: I liked the B one. Very  clever.

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30 July 2014 - FAMOUS QUOTES

FAMOUS QUOTES

G'day folks,

Welcome to some wise quotes from the wise ones ...

Clancy's comment: There ya go!

'PA JOE'S PLACE' HAS NOW BEEN 

READ ON FOUR CONTINENTS. 

THIS COPY WAS READ  IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.

The Bangkok Post, June 15 2014

Need some inspiration? Feeling down? Frustrated with life in general? Well, do yourself a favour and read it. It might be just what you needed. Trust me.

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Think about this!