...that little candle
"How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world."
~ William Shakespeare
...endure any how
He who has a why can endure any how.
-Friedrich Nietzsche, philosopher (1844-1900)
-Friedrich Nietzsche, philosopher (1844-1900)
...in a new way
That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way.
-Doris Lessing, novelist, poet, playwright, Nobel laureate (1919-2013)
-Doris Lessing, novelist, poet, playwright, Nobel laureate (1919-2013)
...doing good is
"Being good is commendable, but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful."
~ Stephen King
2 things....
Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own.
-Adam Lindsay Gordon, poet (1833-1870)
Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another's trouble,
Courage in your own.
-Adam Lindsay Gordon, poet (1833-1870)
...agent of change
"Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change."
~ Bob Kerrey
opinion that survived
Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived.
-Oscar Wilde, writer (16 Oct 1854-1900)
..for what he gave
"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave."
~ Calvin Coolidge
...small acts
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, US Congress member (b. 13 Oct 1989)
-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, US Congress member (b. 13 Oct 1989)
...living in peace
Imagine there's no countries,
It isn't hard to do.
Nothing to kill or die for,
And no religion, too.
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace.
It isn't hard to do.
Nothing to kill or die for,
And no religion, too.
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace.
-John Lennon, musician (1940-1980)
Re: ...is about to set
Good morning dear
SURINDER SINGH SAINI
On Tue, 14 Oct, 2025, 8:01 am Mukunthan Parasu, <pmukunthan@gmail.com> wrote:
When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.
-Lin Yutang, writer and translator (1895-1976)
...is about to set
When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set.
-Lin Yutang, writer and translator (1895-1976)
-Lin Yutang, writer and translator (1895-1976)
Fear is...
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
- Frank Herbert, Dune
- Frank Herbert, Dune
..follow your heart
"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart."
- Steve Jobs, Stanford address
Neutrality....?
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.
-Desmond Tutu, clergyman (1931-2021)
The power of corrupts...
It's said that "power corrupts", but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. When they do act, they think of it as service, which has limits. The tyrant, though, seeks mastery, for which he is insatiable, implacable.
-David Brin, scientist and science fiction author (b. 6 Oct 1950)
..to bring the truth back
Once a country is habituated to liars, it takes generations to bring the truth back.
-Gore Vidal, writer (1925-2012)
Love & Truth always won
When I despair, I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think of it, always.
-Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948)
Strong Vs Weak Nation
A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It is a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity.
-Jimmy Carter, 39th US President, Nobel laureate (b. 1 Oct 1924)
-Jimmy Carter, 39th US President, Nobel laureate (b. 1 Oct 1924)
...with bills of credit
Men are often capable of greater things than they perform. They are sent into the world with bills of credit and seldom draw to their full extent.
-Horace Walpole, novelist and essayist (1717-1797)
...and thought of you
Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm but the harm does not interest them.
-T.S. Eliot, poet (1888-1965)
different handicaps..
We all have handicaps. The difference is that some of us must reveal ours, while others must conceal theirs, to be treated with mercy.
-Yahia Lababidi, author (b. 25 Sep 1973)
Goodness is modest
There is always more goodness in the world than there appears to be, because goodness is of its very nature modest and retiring.
-Evelyn Beatrice Hall, biographer (1868-1956)
offspring of....
No fathers or mothers think their own children ugly; and this self-deceit is yet stronger with respect to the offspring of the mind.
-Miguel de Cervantes, novelist (1547-1616)
Blind is risky
Blind faith in your leaders, or in anything, will get you killed.
-Bruce Springsteen, musician (b. 23 Sep 1949)
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