COMPASSION

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live thoughtlessly and begins to devote himself to his life
with reverence in order to give it true value.
— Albert Schweitzer

4/02/2011

Scattered Quotes

"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."
~ Alvin Toffler


"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
~ W. B. Yeats


"You cannot teach a man anything, you can only help him learn it within himself."
- Galileo



"Growing old is a privilege denied to many." - Unknown


Dreams and Reality are the same thing for dogs and cats.  -unknown?


"You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now."
- Joan Baez



"To be young, really young, takes a very long time." 
- Pablo Picasso


"Some see the glass as half full, others see the glass as half empty. Me, I see the glass as too big." 
- George Carlin




"Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of others, but from doing something worthwhile." Wilfred Grenville



"When you run out of red, use blue!"
- Pablo Picasso on flexibility and imagination


"There are two eternities that can really break you down - yesterday and tomorrow. One is gone and the other doesn't exist yet...so live today." - Anon



"Hold on to what is good, even if it is a handful of earth.
And hold on to what you believe, even if it is a tree which stands by itself.
Hold on to what you must do, even if it is a long way from here.
Hold on to life, even when it is easier to let go.
Hold on to my hand, even when I have gone away from you."

- Pueblo Verse





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