Old minds are like old horses, you must exercise them
if you wish to keep them in working order.
–John Quincy Adams
Quote
prairie evening charm
like an obedient dog
waiting for his master
an old mailbox
waits for
its owner
Who hasn’t been inspired, one time or another, by countryside evening?
Even dingy, roadside prairie offers some poetic charm. Driving by the
countryside one evening, I was attracted by this weathered mailbox
whispered to me, “How’s it going, lady?” And I said, “Not too bad,
dude. Tomorrow will be better.” The last word lifted my somber mood,
and I found myself humming the rest way home.
–Byung A. Fallgren
a good loser
You make your own luck, Gig. You know what makes a
good loser? Practice.
–Ernest Hemingway
a quote/Holmes
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving. To reach the part of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor. --Oliver Wendell Holmes
Act
It is not enough to become compassionate–you
must act.
—the Dalai Lama
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Nature/quote
Everything in nature invites us constantly to be what we are. —Gretel Ehrlich
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Courage
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear,
not absence of fear. –Mark Twain
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Tenacity
Let me tell you the secret that led to my goal.
My strength lies solely in my tenacity. –Louis Pasteur
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opportunity
Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most
people don’t recognize them.
–Ann Landers
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Nature
So Nature deals with us, and takes away
Our playthings one by one, and by the hand
Leads us to rest.
–Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
