“Life is an adventure in forgiveness.” – Norman Cousins, 1915-1990, quote found on a Good Earth tea bag (20040214sa)
Category: Quotes
In the Present
“People in the West are always getting ready to live.” – Chinese Proverb (20040214sa)
Individualism
“The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.” – Woodrow Wilson, 1856-1924 (20040214sa)
Relationships
“Don’t live at each other; don’t live with each other; but live for each other.” – Yogi Tea (20040214sa)
Determination, Individualism, Activism
“One person with a belief is equal to a force of 99 who have only interests.” – John Stuart Mill, 1806-1873 (20040214sa)
Intelligence, Learning
“Learning of many things does not teach intelligence.” – Heraclitus, 535-475 B.C., quote found on a Good Earth tea bag (20040214sa)
Patience, Practice, Perfection
“Patience gives you the power to practice; practice gives you the power that leads you to perfection.” Yogi Tea (20040214sa)
Justice
“Justice will only be achieved when those who are not injured by crime feel as indignant as those who are.” King Solomon, 970-928 B.C. (20040214sa)
Peace, War, Understanding, Diplomacy
“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.” – Albert Einstein (20040116fr)
Prevention, Intellectuals, Geniuses
“Intellectuals solve problems: geniuses prevent them.” – Albert Einstein (20031121fr)
War, Poverty
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” – President Dwight D. Eisenhower, April 16, 1953 (20031118tu)
Think Big
“You’ve got to think about ‘big things’ while you’re doing small things so that all the small things go in the right direction.” – Alvin Toffler (20031117mo)