Diamonds In The Rough

[goingonhope]

Diamonds in the Rough

"One person with a belief is equal to the force of 99 who have only an interest."

- John Stuart Mill

 

[Rob T.]

Hi goingonhope,

Thanks for the ideas about the Zen quote I had posted on Jun 9th, 2007. I hadn't thought of those. I'll try them out. I'm glad that you liked the Zen quote and the "idiot and the crisis" saying.

Have a Nice Day,

Rob

 

[goingonhope]

:hello: Hello Rob, Have a Nice Day as Well !

Hope

 

[goingonhope]

Diamonds in the Rough

On the importance of asking questions
(Initiative)
Julius Sumner Miller

"On the vital importance of asking questions, rather than assuming to know. Eloquently champions the flame of enthusiasm that can be kindled when we ask questions, contemplate, discuss, experiment and meditate on questions."

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Experience
John Keats (1795-1821)

(On Experiential Learning...) "Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced -- even a proverb is no proverb to you till your life has illustrated it."

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Laughter
(Values)
Bill Cosby

"You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it."

 

[goingonhope]

Diamonds in the Rough

Willingness & Life
(Choice)
Leo Buscaglia

"What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life."

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Acceptance, Will & Reality
(Reflection)
Norman Vincent Peale

"One of the greatest moments in anybody's developing experience is when he no longer tries to hide from himself but determines to get acquainted with himself as he really is."

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Negativism
(Focus & Value)
Malcolm S. Forbes

"Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are."

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Expectation
(Beliefs & Outlook)
Claude M. Bristol

"We usually get what we anticipate."

 

[goingonhope]

Diamonds in the Rough

Responsibility
(Initiative)
Johann von Goethe

"Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do."

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Temptations
(Perspective)
Unknown Author

"Opportunity may knock only once, but temptation leans on the doorbell."

 

[goingonhope]

Diamonds in the Rough

Expectations:


"Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect." - Margaret Mitchell

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"Those who live on expectation are sure to be disappointed." - Joachim Murat

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"If you expect perfection from other people, your whole life is a series of disappointments, grumbling, and complaints. If, on the contrary, you pitch your expectations low, taking folks as the inefficient creatures which they are, you are frequently surprised by having them perform better than you had hoped." - Bruce Barton

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"Blessed is he who expects nothing for he shall never be disappointed." - Alexander Pope

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"We should not expect people to be good, but should make it impossible for them to be bad." - Lin Yutang

 

[goingonhope]

Diamonds in the Rough

Fear:

FEAR:
F--FALSE
E--EVIDENCE
A--APPEARING
R--REAL -Veer Sharma

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"Fear breeds fear." -Byron Janis


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"Clarity is obtained when you can separate your sleep dreams, your fears, your fantasies and your reality." -P.J. Varsalona

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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear." -Ambrose Redmoon

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"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself." "I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along." -Elenor Roosevelt

 

[Deleted member 93]

A good reason my dog "Ellie" is named Elanor Rose. Her namesake. I really like this latest post.

 

[goingonhope]

Diamonds in the Rough

Hi veiled, glad you like that latest post.

I have another one by Eleanor Roosevelt here:

Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. -Carl Jung

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Friendship with one's self is all important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world. -Eleanor Roosevelt

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Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail. -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hope

 

[Marlene]

Everytime I read Emerson, I'm reminded why I he's one of my favorites.

Thanks for posting that, Hope.

Lisa

 

[goingonhope]

Diamonds in the Rough

You're Welcome Lisa !

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"The bravest sight in the world is to see a great man struggling against adversity."

-Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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"We must face what we fear; that is the case of the core of the restoration of health."

-Max Lerner