Quotes for the day First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
-- Epictetus (55-135 AD) Roman Philosopher

Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.
~Buddha

Decide on what you think is right, and stick to it.
-- George Eliot (1819-1880) English Novelist

The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings.
~Buddha

We have worked at full speed since May. And that is I'm persuaded the root and source and origin of all health and happiness, provided of course that one rides work as a man rides a great horse, in aspirited and independent way; not a drudge, but a man with spurs to his heels. (Writing in her journal about her life as a publisher and writer.)
-- Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) English Writer

There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.
~Buddha

The hero is the one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. The saint is the man who walks through the dark paths of the world, himself a light.
-- Felix Adler  ¶ 9/16/2005 10:56:00 AM