Wisdom

Recently I finished The Analects: A collection of  of Confucious' teachings and found, without a doubt, that it should be placed on a list of must reading for everyone.  It not only tells you about some history of the man but also his knowledge and insight and advice is there for free.

There are hundreds of his " sayings " to remember and should be available and placed in a safe place as you may want to refer to them as you navigate your way through life . . . several are etched in my mind and this one is at the top: ( You better write this one down ).

" To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. "

- Confucius

If this is not priceless, I don't know the meaning of priceless.

Nuf sed.

Wisdom

" Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. "

- JAMES CONANT

Wisdom ( For a cartoonist )

" If you have made mistakes . .
there is always another chance for you.
You may have a fresh start at any moment
you choose, for this thing we call ' failure ' is not
the falling down, but the staying down. "

Mary Pickford, 1893 - 1979
American cxctress

Thomas Harris - Silence if the Lambs

If someone told me when I started this blog that Thomas Harris, the author of HANNIBAL and SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, would be following this blog, I would have said, he either has too much time on his hands or it's a mistake - - - All this blather - - There is nothing here - - really - -



I loved " The Silence of the Lambs " film and I DO remember the fantastic and AUTHENTIC " West Virginia accent" put on by actress JODI FOSTER - - playing a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent interviewing the monster Hannibal Lecter with the protective mask over his mouth - - great, eerie scene !

It is NOT a standard "southern accent " - - - A West Virginia accent is really different and unique - -

Remember, West Virginia went with the North during the civil war. When the war started, Virginia said, Hell, if you don't want to go with the South then we'll draw a line right here and you people can go with the Northern Damn Yankees ! ( It was the western part of the then huge Virginia state and the worst terrain ).



Unfortunately the line was drawn exactly where the terrain begins to go up hill and down hill, the " ridges " become mountains, hollows, and more mountains and country roads abound - - and more mountains - -

But this area where I live is called " A Poor Man's Vermont " - - just 3 hours from Union Station in Washington, D.C. and just a couple hours from Dulles Washington International Airport. I love it. It is absolutely beautiful.

Wisdom/Truth

" If there were nothing wrong in the world, there wouldn't be anything for us to do. "

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, 1856-1956
IRISH DRAMATIST, ESSAYIST AND CRITIC

Wisdom ( Write this one down )

" The secret of making something work in your lives is first of all, the deep desire to make it work; then the faith and belief that it can work; then to hold that clear definite vision in your consciousness and see it working out step by step, without one thought of doubt or disbelief. "

EILEEN CADDY
Co-founder of The Findhorn Foundation, Scotland

Pearl of Wisdom. ( Worth writing down )

" Doubt is a very pleasant status, but certainty is a ridiculous one. "

- VOLTAIRE

Cartoon of the Day

AMBITION

" Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work, body and soul. "

CHARLES BUXTON

Wisdom

" No man can make his opportunity.
He can only make use of such
opportunities as they occur. "

FORREST P. SHERMAN

Chuckle of the day

" Gasoline is so expensive, my wife doesn't know whether to put in the car or behind her ears. "

Robert Orben

Wisdom

" No one's happiness but my own is in my power to achieve or destroy. "

AYN RAND

Life

Life is a Near-Death experience. "

GEORGE CARLIN

Enlightenment

" They say married men live longer . .
it just SEEMS longer. "

BOBBY SLAYTON

Wisdom

Many years ago when I purchased my first copy of The Prophet, Kilal Gibran's masterpiece,
I anxiously read it, looking for nuggets I could use in life. Someone whom I respected had told me if you buy a self-help book and you get just one idea out of it . . it was worth the price of the book. God, he was right. I found TWO nuggets . . Besides the one above, I remember the simple piece of advice somewhere buried in The Prophet: " Do not be a solver of riddles. "

I forgot what I paid for the book, but I think I got the best part of the deal.

Wisdom

" Wherever you go, go with all your heart. "

Confucius

Wisdom

All I know is you've gotta have a dream for a dream to come true.

Wisdom

" The ladder of success doesn't care who climbs it. "

FRANK TYGER

Wisdom

" Planning for happiness is rarely successful. Happiness just happens. "

ROBERT HALF

Keen observance

" An indian once summed up a speech by a politician: Big wind, high thunder, no rain. "

MILTON BERLE