Wise Words…

Gathered by John Schiop.

From Sanskrit:
Look to this DAY, for it is life,
the very life of life. In its brief course
lie all the verities and realities of your
existence: the bliss of growth, the
glory of action, the splendor of beauty.
Yesterday is just a dream, and
tomorrow is only a vision; but TODAY,
well-lived, makes every yesterday a
dream of happiness and every
tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well,
therefore, TO THIS DAY, such is the
salutation of the dawn.

HOW TO LIVE…

Many men know the laws of

mathematics and are skillful in the
arts, but most men know very little
about the laws of governing life, the
art of living. One may be able to build
an airplane and circle the globe, and
yet be entirely ignorant of the simple
art of how to be happy, successful and
content. When studying the arts, place
first upon the list, THE ART OF
LIVING.
HABITS…

We sow our thoughts, and we reap

our action; we sow our actions and we
reap our habits; we sow our habits
and we reap our characters; we sow
our characters and we reap our
destiny.

TEN COMMANDMENTS OF
SUCCESS:

Work hard. Hard work is the best

investment a man can make.
Study hard. Knowledge enables a
man to work more intelligently and
effectively.
Have initiative. Ruts often deepen into
graves.
Love your work. Then you will find
pleasure in mastering it.
Be exact. Slipshod methods bring
slipshod results.
Have the Spirit of Conquest. Thus you
can successfully battle and overcome
difficulties.
Cultivate Personality. Personality is to
a man what perfume is to a flower.
Help and Share with others. The real
test of business greatness lies in
giving the opportunity to others.
Be Democratic. Unless you feel right
towards your fellow men you can
never be a successful leader of men.
10. In all things do your best. The
man who has done his best has done
everything. The man who has done
less than his best has done nothing.

PROMISE YOURSELF:

To be strong that nothing can disturb

your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and
prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all of your friends feel that
there is something special in them.
To look at the sunny side of
everything and do your part to make
your optimism come true.
To think only the best, to work only for
the best and expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the
success of others as you are about
your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and
press on the greater achievements of
the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all
times and give every living creature
you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the
improvement of yourself that you have
no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for
anger, too strong for fear and too
happy to permit the presence of
trouble.

TAKE TIME…

Take time to work: It is the price of

success
Take time to think: It is the source of
power.
Take time to play: It is the secret of
perpetual youth.
Take time to read: It is the fountain of
wisdom.
Take time to be friendly: It is the road
to happiness.
Take time to dream: It is hitching your
wagon to a star.
Take time to love and to be loved: It is
the privilege of gods.
Take time to look around: Is too short
a day to be selfish.
Take time to laugh: It is the music of
the soul.

10 COMMANDMENTS FOR
BUILDING A STRONGER YOU!

COMMANDMENT # 1

Have noticed there are people who

are always down, always full of worry,
envy, jealousy, just plain pessimistic
souls? Then there are people who are
always up. Given a choice, I know
which group you would prefer to be
with. However, where do you fit in?
Have a positive thinking, a positive
view, a positive feeling about yourself.

COMMANDMENT # 2

Set personal goals. Achievement is

basic to happiness. However, if you
are going to be an achiever, you must
know what you want to achieve.
Equally important is planning how you
are going to reach that goal. Construct
it carefully and follow it rigorously.

COMMANDMENT # 3

Be persistent. Failure is only when

you fail to start again. Thomas Edison
did 10,000 experiments with the light
bulb. Can you imagine telling yourself
10,000 times, I FAILED, but I am
going to make it tomorrow.

COMMANDMENT # 4

Hold on tight to your integrity. Trust is

like a thin slice of bread, break it and
it’s extremely difficult to put the two
back together again.

COMMANDMENT # 5

Be part of the team. In Western

society, there is often a lack of
teamwork among company members.
Let us be a strong team and the
advantages will be on every side.

COMMANDMENT # 6

Make your decision promptly. The

biggest thief of time is procrastination.
It also steals from your pocketbook.
Our world is changing so fast that to
survive there must be a determined
effort by you to keep up with it to the
best of your ability.
COMMANDMENT # 7

Keep learning all your life. We all want

to be productive, happy individuals,
and that requires maximum use of
your abilities. Learn to think creatively.
Learning must never cease,
regardless of age. This is rapidly
changing the world and if you do not
learn daily, you cannot keep up with
your competitors.

COMMANDMENT # 8

Look after your health. Without your

health, you’re not very valuable to
yourself, to you family, to your or to
the world. It’s unfortunate that we
created certain habits that are so
harmful to our bodies. The cost of you
of smoking, excessive drinking, drugs,
obesity and undue stress might not
show up immediately, but over time
your body’s efficiency gradually
decreases.
COMMANDMENT # 9

Enjoy your family. After your health,

the family is your most important
asset.

COMMANDMENT # 10

Have confidence in yourself. People

who lack self-confidence can
accomplish not much. One of the best
ways to build your self-confidence is
to stop and pat yourself on the back
for what you have gotten through,
over and around in your lifetime.
Remember some of the tough times,
smile and congratulate yourself that
you survived. Measure yourself what
you were yesterday, last year, and 10
years ago.

Confucius was a Chinese thinker and

social philosopher, whose teachings
and philosophy have deeply
influenced Chinese, Korean,
Japanese, Taiwanese and
Vietnamese thought and life. His
philosophy emphasized personal and
governmental morality, the
correctness of social relationships,
justice and sincerity. This list looks at
some of his greatest quotations – all
of which are as applicable to us today
as they were when he wrote them in
the fourth century BC.
1. Everything has its beauty but not
everyone sees it.
2. Ignorance is the night of the mind,
but a night without moon and star.
3. It does not matter how slowly you
go so long as you do not stop.
4. Our greatest glory is in never
falling, but in getting up every time we
do.
5. What the superior man seeks is in
him; what the small man seeks is in
others.
6. They must often change who would
be constant in happiness or wisdom.
7. I am not one who was born in the
possession of knowledge; I am one
who is fond of antiquity and earnest in
seeking it there.
8. If a man takes no thought about
what is distant, he will find sorrow
near at hand.
9. Learning without thought is labor
lost; thought without learning is
perilous.
10. Recompense injury with justice,
and recompense kindness with
kindness.
 IF
by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all

about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on
you;
If you can trust yourself when all men
doubt you,
But make allowance for their
doubting too:
If you can wait and not be tired by
waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in
lies,
Or being hated don't give way to
hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk
too wise;

If you can dream — and not make

dreams your master;
If you can think — and not make
thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and
Disaster
And treat those two impostors just
the same:
If you can bear to hear the truth you've
spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for
fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life
to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with
worn-out tools;

If you can make one heap of all your

winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-
toss,
And lose, and start again at your
beginnings,
And never breathe a word about your
loss:
If you can force your heart and nerve
and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are
gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing
in you
Except for the Will which says to
them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep

your virtue,
Or walk with Kings — nor lose the
common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can
hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none
too much:
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance
run,
Yours is the Earth and everything
that's in it,
And which is more: you'll be a Man,
my son!

Before you embark on a journey of

revenge, dig two graves.

Wherever you go, go with all your

heart.

Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew

more; Whine less, breathe more; talk
less, say more; hate less, love more;
and all good things are yours.

Work out your own salvation. Do not

depend on others.

The best way to predict your future is

to create it.

Enjoy when you can, and endure

when you must.
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices
or duties, but of little things, in which
smiles and kindness and small
obligations, give habitually, are what
win and preserve the heart and secure
comfort.

While the word is yet unspoken, you

are master of it; when once it is
spoken it is master of you.

Nothing is more dishonorable than an

old man, heavy with years, who has
no other evidence of having lived long
except his age.

HE AND SHE

When I am dead you’ll find it hard,

Said He.
To ever find another man
Like me.

Said She:
What makes you think as I suppose
You do,
I’d ever want another man
Like you!
NO EXCUSES: 99% of the failures
come from people who have the
habit of making excuses.

Whether you think you can or think

you cannot, you are right.

Remember that person that gave

up? Neither does no one else.

If you want to make your dreams

come true, the first thing you have
to do is wake up.

He who has a why to live can bear

almost any how.

You never know how strong you are,

until being strong is the only choice
you have.

The only thing standing between

you and your goal is the bullshit
story you keep telling yourself as to
why you can’t achieve it.
You can’t build a reputation on what
you are going to do.

The two most important days in

your life are the day you are born
and the day you find out why.

By three methods, we may learn

wisdom:
First, by reflection, which is noblest;
Second, by imitation, which is easiest;
Third by experience, which is the
bitterest.

And if you can't help them, at least

don't hurt them.
Begin while others are procrastinating
Plan while others are plying
Study while others are sleeping
Listen while others are talking
Prepare while others are daydreaming
Decide while others are delaying
Save while others are wasting
Work while others are whishing
Smile while others are frowning
Persist while others are quitting

Waking up and remember all the shit

you went to sleep to forget.

Do not settle. It is better to face a little

loneliness now then a lifetime
loneliness with the wrong person.

Sometimes we need to be hurt in

order to grow. We must lose in
order to gain. Sometimes some
lessons are learned best through
pain.

There are two types of Pain in this

world: Pain that hurts you, and Pain
that changes you!

If you want results, then work like

you want them.

Even the greatest was once a

beginner. Do not be afraid to take
that first step.

Old Age is not so bad when you

consider the alternative.

Bad officials are elected by good

citizens who do not vote.

Many men wish a wife at forty could

be exchanged like a bank note for two
twenties.

The Distance between Your Dreams

and Reality is called: ACTION!
A fanatic is one who cannot change
his mind and will not change the
subject.

It's not enough that we do our best;

sometimes we have to do what's
required.

Get your facts first, and then you can

distort them as much as you please.

Knowing is not enough

You must apply!
Willing is not enough
You must do!

There is no elevetor to SUCCESS,

you have to take the STAIRS!

The Soul of Wine,

A poem by Charles Baudelaire
One night, from bottles, sang the soul
of wine:
'0 misfit man, I send you for your
good
Out of the glass and wax where I'm
confined,
A melody of light and brotherhood!

I know you must, out on the blazing

hill,
Suffer and sweat beneath the piercing
rays
To grow my life in me, my soul and
will;
I'm grateful to you, and I will not play

You false, since I feel joy when I can

fall
Into the throat of some old working
man,
And his warm belly suits me overall
As resting place more than cold cellars
can.

And do you hear the songs that hope

believes,
The Sunday music, throbbing from my
breast?
Elbows on table, rolling up your
sleeves
You praise me, and I'll put your cares
to rest;

I'll fire the eyes of your enraptured

wife;
I'll grant a force and color to your son,
And will for this frail athlete of life
Be oil that makes the straining
muscles run.
My nectar falls in your fertility,
A precious seed whose Sower is
divine,
So from our love is born rare poetry,
Thrusting towards God the blossom
on its vine!'

Don’t place your mistakes on your

head, their weight may crush you.
Instead, place them under your feet
and use them as a platform to view
your horizons.

Eating is a necessity, but Cooking is

an Art!

You will not be punished for your

anger; you will be punished by your
anger.
Do not dwell in the past; do not dream
of the future, concentrate the mind on
the present moment.
Holding on to anger is like grasping a
hot coal with the intent of throwing it at
someone else; you are the one who
gets burned.
No one saves us but ourselves. No
one can and no one may. We
ourselves must walk the path.
Three things cannot be long hidden:
the sun, the moon, and the truth.
Thousands of candles can be lighted
from a single candle, and the life of
the candle will not be shortened.
Happiness never decreases by being
shared.
You, yourself, as much as anybody in
the entire universe, deserve your love
and affection.
We are shaped by our thoughts; we
become what we think. When the
mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow
that never leaves.
Peace comes from within. Do not seek
it without.
The mind is everything. What you
think you become.

Respect the Past

Herald the Future
But, concentrate on TODAY!

The problem is that Smart MEN are

full of DOUBTS, and the STUPID
ones are full of ASSURANCE!

A Very True Story…

The Man invented the bottle and the

glass…
The Woman took the bottle and
invented the Mirror…
Then the Man discovered the
Newspaper
The Woman took the Paper and
discovered the Black Magic…
Then the Man discovered the Speech
and invented the Conversation
The Woman took the Speech and
invented the Gossip
Then the Man discovered the Money
and invented the Commerce
The Woman took the Money and
invented the Credit
Then the Man discovered the
Commercial Transactions and
invented the Credit Card
The Woman took the Credit Card and
the Man got F…..d-up
Then the Man discovered the Job and
invented the Pay-Cheque.
The Woman took the Pay-Cheque and
the Man got F…..d- up again
Then the Man discovered the Woman
and invented the Sex
The Woman discovered the Sex and
invented Claims, Conditions and
Demands.
After that the Man was f…..d up again,
got Mad and never invented anything
else.

Life has only two rules:

Never Quit
Always remember Rule nr. 1
Education costs Money, but then so
does the Ignorance!

Nobody ever wrote down a plan to be

broke, fat, lazy, or stupid. Those
things are what happen when you
don’t have a plan.

We are what we repeatedly do.

Excellence therefore is not act but a
habit.

You are today the result of yours

Yesterday Thinking!

The best revenge is a massive

success.

A WOMAN’S REPLY TO A
HUSBAND ELOPING WITH HER
SISTER.

Dear Wife,
I’m writing you this letter to tell you
that I’m leaving you for good. I’ve
been a good man to you in our 7
years of marriage & I have nothing to
show for it. These last 2 weeks have
been tough for me. Your boss notified
me that you quit your job today & that
was just too much to bear any longer.
Last week, you came home & didn’t
even notice I had a new haircut, had
cooked your favourite meal & even
wore a brand new pair of silk boxers.
You ate in 2 minutes, & went straight
to sleep after watching all of your
soaps. You don’t tell me you love me
anymore; you don’t want sex or
anything that connects us as husband
& wife. You are cheating on me, or
you don’t love me anymore; whatever
the case, it’s over and I am leaving
you.
Yours,
Ex-Husband
P.S. don’t try to find me. Your SISTER
& I are moving away together! Have a
great life!
Dear Ex-Husband,
Believe me; nothing has made my day
more than receiving your letter. It’s
definitely true that you & I have been
married for the past 7 years, although
a good man is a far cry from what
you’ve been. I watch my TV shows so
much because they drown out your
constant whining & griping, although
that doesn’t seem to work. I definitely
noticed your haircut last week, but the
1st thing that came to mind was ‘You
look just like a girl!’ And since my
mother raised me not to say anything
if you can’t say something nice, I
decided not to comment. And when
you cooked my favourite meal, you
must have gotten me confused with
MY SISTER, because I stopped
eating pork 7 long years ago. About
those new silk boxers: I turned away
from you because the $49.99 price tag
was still on them, & I prayed it was a
coincidence that my sister had just
borrowed $50 from me that morning.
After all of this, I still loved you & felt
we could make this work out. So when
I hit the lotto for 20 million dollars, I
quit my job & bought us 2 tickets to
Jamaica. But when I got home you
were gone. Everything happens for a
reason, I guess. I hope you have the
fulfilling life you always wanted. My
lawyer said that the letter you wrote
ensures you won’t get a dime from
me. So take care.
Signed, Yours,
Ex-Wife, Rich as Hell & Free!
P.S. I don’t know if I ever told you this,
but my sister Joanne was born John. I
hope that’s not a problem.

A Crow was sitting on tree top doing

nothing…A rabbit was passing by and
thought she can do the same.
Therefore, she just lay down on the
ground and was doing as the Crow,
nothing. A fox saw everything and
slowly came close, caught the rabbit
and ate it.
Morale: To sit and do nothing, you
have to be on TOP…

Take Risks:
If you win, you will be happy
If you lose, you will be wise.
YOU: HOW CAN YOU BE AT ALL
THE TIMES SO CALM?
A: I DO NOT ARGUE WITH STUPID
PEOPLE!
YOU: I DO NOT BELIEVE YOU!
A: YOU ARE RIGHT!

You were born an original. Do not die

a copy.

If you cannot be the poet, be the

poem.

Those at the top of the mountain didn't

fall there.

Nobody ever drowned in his own

sweat.

Life shrinks or expands in proportion

with one’s courage

Intelligence without ambition is a bird

without wings.
Poem by Wendell Berry

When despair grows in me

and I wake in the night at the least
sound
in fear of what my life and my
children's lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood
drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and
the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with
forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of
still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind
stars
waiting for their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am
free.