Wisdom

• Open your mouth only if what you’re going to say is more beautiful than silence.
• An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
• A single mistake ensures a double misfortune.
• The wise with a wink, the fool with a kick.
• Believe what you see and lay aside what you hear.
• Ask the experienced rather than the learned.
• With a sweet tongue and some kindness, you can drag an elephant by a hair.
• Winds blow counter to what ships desire.
• If you’re an anvil, be patient; if you’re a hammer, strike hard.
• Whoever seeks a faultless friend remains friendless.
• Sunshine all the time makes a desert.
• Stay away from evil, and instead sit and watch it.
• The necessary connection of movement and time is real, and time is something the soul constructs in movement.
• Keep a green tree in your heart, and perhaps a singing bird will come.
• Defeating pride makes you good. Overcoming anger makes you cheerful. Overcoming passion makes you successful. Overcoming greed makes you happy.
• No one is fit to command another who cannot command himself.
• If you’re afraid — don’t do it; if you’re doing it — don’t be afraid!
• Victory shows what you’re capable of; defeat shows what you’re really worth.
• Don’t open a door that you won’t be able to close.
• Men who do not forgive women for their little faults will never enjoy their great virtues.
• If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.
• If you can’t get it all, don’t leave a little.

Spring Is Here ~

Armand Amar - La Genèse

Armand Amar - Le Piège

Good Fight

Trusting in God (in Hebrew, bittachon - בִּטָּחוֹן) does not mean that we are obligated to affirm that this is “the best of all possible worlds,” though it does mean we believe that eventually God will wipe away every tear and make all things right... Bittachon is a word for this world, which says, "Though he slay me, I will trust in him..." Those who call upon the LORD can trust not only in concealed good behind ambiguous appearances ("all things work together for good") but also in a future, real, substantive good that will one day be clearly manifest for us all... We fight the "good fight" of faith, which is a worthy struggle that eventually is realized for blessing. Meanwhile, may the LORD our God keep us from such depth of sorrow that leads to sickness, darkness and despair.

Eternity ~

Meeting you was like finding magic in the turmoil and chaos of this maddening world. Hugging you was like finding my perfect peace and eternal bliss in the mayhem of my life. Falling in love with you was like finding my heaven on Earth. You are my serendipity. You are my serenity. You are my tranquility. You are the love of my life and I will cherish you till eternity…Aarti Khurana -

Today ~

“Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life. What is it you would let go of today?”
― Mary Manin Morrissey

Appreciate Again ~

Appreciate again and again, freshly and naively,
the basic goods of life, with awe,
pleasure, wonder and even ecstasy,
however stale these experiences may have become to others.
- Abraham Maslow