Monday, August 1, 2011

Be good, be just, be right.


‘There are no stars which we could trust,
There is no guiding light,
And we know that we must
Be good, be just, be right.’

‘Do not hark back to things that have passed,
And cherish the future not yet come.
But who with vision clear can see,
The present which is here and now,
Such a wise one should aspire to win,
What never can be lost not shaken.’

‘Happy is he who has lofty and noble aspirations.
Happy is he who is enriching the lives of all those about him.
Happy is he who allows others to live peacefully without disturbing them.
Happy is he who is contributing something to make this world a better place in which to live.
Happy is he whose work, whose chores, whose daily tasks are labors of love.
Happy is he who loves love.
Happy is he who is happy.’

“If we want to find happiness, let us stop thinking about gratitude or ingratitude and give for the inner joy of giving. Ingratitude is natural, like weeds. Gratitude is like a rose. It has to be fed, watered, cultivated, loved and protected.” – Dale Carnegie

"People are just about happy as they make up their minds to be."- Abraham Lincoln
 
Wisdom is seeing things as they are, and acting out the noble qualities of the mind.