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Topic: One of my favorites...
HMontana's photo
Mon 07/21/08 02:24 PM
Edited by HMontana on Mon 07/21/08 02:30 PM
Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.


Don't remember the author...think



Looked it up...Horace Mann

FearandLoathing's photo
Mon 07/21/08 02:29 PM
"I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life."

-Mahatma Gandhi

No1sLove's photo
Mon 07/21/08 02:33 PM
We are certainly in great company in this thread!

btw...I said that one.:tongue:

Beachfarmer's photo
Mon 07/21/08 02:33 PM


It seems Thoreau had a profound effect on many..eeh?

As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives.

It's entirely too easy to see why he has such an affect...smart fella, that one! happy

Thanks for the addition...excellent choice! flowerforyou


My father gave me “Walden” when I was ten.
I’m STILL making discoveries.

I remember vividly though of being SO struck
and captivated within the 1st few chapters.

The quote:

With respect to landscapes,
"I am monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute."

…was what first made me cognizant of absolute ownership of my own thoughts & NO ONE could ever take them.

Truly Empowering





















MissBehaving's photo
Mon 07/21/08 02:39 PM

"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind"
Dr Seuss




Heey Beachie blushing

Beachfarmer's photo
Mon 07/21/08 02:40 PM


"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind"
Dr Seuss




Heey Beachie blushing


Picklehead & Geisel are 2 more of my favorite heroes!flowerforyou

no photo
Mon 07/21/08 04:39 PM
"Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time. Then your time on earth will be filled with glory."
- Betty Smith

no photo
Mon 07/21/08 05:04 PM
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
- Henry David Thoreau

No1sLove's photo
Mon 07/21/08 05:27 PM

"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
- Henry David Thoreau

Another Thoreau fan! (((Looking))) Nice one hon! flowerforyou

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Mon 07/21/08 05:38 PM
That is one person I would love 'to have dinner with'...you know the old ice breaking question...Who is one person you would like to have dinner with and why...

I read something new in him no matter how many times I read him.flowerforyou

No1sLove's photo
Mon 07/21/08 05:43 PM

That is one person I would love 'to have dinner with'...you know the old ice breaking question...Who is one person you would like to have dinner with and why...

I read something new in him no matter how many times I read him.flowerforyou
Oh...I know! It's the same for me too. I read him at least once every two or three years. I think I could read him 20 more times and still get much out of it...even if it's just re memorializing something in my head. flowerforyou

Wish we could all have dinner with him! flowerforyou

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Mon 07/21/08 05:48 PM
It's as if you gain something for that season of your life, at that time, always something knew to learn and ponder from him. A true classic flowerforyou

franshade's photo
Tue 07/22/08 06:05 AM
Good morning {{{{{all}}}}} waving


I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: The only ones among you who will be truly happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.


-- Albert Schweitzer

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Tue 07/22/08 07:04 AM
Very Nice, Fran flowerforyou





"It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving."
~Mother Teresa~

franshade's photo
Tue 07/22/08 07:31 AM
"You have two choices in this life for everything thing you confront, give up and quit or press on with enthusiasm."


"Life can sometimes be tough and you might stumble and fall but remember... when you fall, fall forward."

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Tue 07/22/08 07:32 AM
"The Pessimist complains about the wind,
the Optimist expects it to change,
and the Realist adjusts his sails."





HMontana's photo
Tue 07/22/08 10:33 AM
Think not those faithful who praise all thy words and actions; but those who kindly reprove thy faults.

msmyka's photo
Tue 07/22/08 10:45 AM
Don't Worry, Be Happy flowers

:laughing:

franshade's photo
Tue 07/22/08 10:48 AM
Stupid is as stupid does - Forrest Gump

Life is like a box chocolates

cflbikedog's photo
Tue 07/22/08 10:49 AM
That which does not kill you makes you stronger

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