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To be humble to superiors is a duty, to equals courtesy, to inferiors nobleness.
Author: Benjamin Franklin, Source: UnknownSaved by bluesfreak in humility courtesy 5 months ago[save this] [permalink]
The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.
Author: Dante Alighieri, Source: UnknownSaved by bluesfreak in courage morality 5 months ago[save this] [permalink]
Such as it is, the press has become the greatest power within the Western World, more powerful than the legislature, the executive and judiciary. One would like to ask: by whom has it been elected, and to whom is it responsible?
Author: Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, Source: UnknownSaved by bluesfreak in government media news propaganda press watchdog 5 months ago[save this] [permalink]
A pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won. The pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in the race again, and it won again. The local paper read: PASTOR'S ASS OUT FRONT.

The Bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the pastor not to enter the donkey in another race. The next day, the local paper headline read: BISHOP SCRATCHES PASTOR'S ASS.

This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid of the donkey. The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent. The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the next day: NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN.

The bishop fainted. He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for $10. The next day the paper read: NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10.

This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the donkey and lead it to the plains where it could run wild. The next day the headlines read: NUN ANNOUNCES HER ASS IS WILD AND FREE.

The bishop was buried the next day. The moral of the story is....being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief and misery...and even shorten your life.

So be yourself and enjoy life... Stop worrying about everyone else's Ass, watch out for your own Ass and you'll be a lot happier and live longer!
Author: unknown, Source: unknownSaved by bluesfreak in press worry publicopinion 5 months ago[save this] [permalink]
Genius is eternal patience.
Author: Michaelangelo, Source: http://properprophet.blogspot.com/2007/11/patience-and-genius....Saved by bluesfreak in vision wisdom working waiting 5 months ago[save this] [permalink]
Life must be lived forwards, however, it can only be understood backwards.
Author: Soren Kierkegaard, Source: unknownSaved by bluesfreak in meaning experience hope learning pondering relflection 5 months ago[save this] [permalink]
And if the traveler is fortunate - that is, if the path is complex and profound enough - the destination is two miles farther away for every mile he or she travels.
Author: George Leonard, Source: Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term FulfillmentSaved by bluesfreak in work goals effort journey 6 months ago[save this] [permalink]
Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.
Author: Francis Bacon, Source: unknownSaved by bluesfreak in humor humility imagination humble 6 months ago[save this] [permalink]
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.
Author: Victor Hugo , Source: unknownSaved by bluesfreak in power thought mind idea 6 months ago[save this] [permalink]
I am not influenced by the expectation of promotion or pecuniary reward. I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary for the public good, become honorable by being necessary.
Author: Nathan Hale, Source: unknownSaved by bluesfreak in reward service promotion 6 months ago[save this] [permalink]

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