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Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. ~W.T. Purkiser Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. ~W.T. Purkiser



For people allergic to wool, one's heart can only bleed. ~Elizabeth Zimmerman



To the old saying that man built the house but woman made of it a "home" might be added the modern supplement that woman accepted cooking as a chore but man has made of it a recreation. ~Emily Post



In all parts of the Old World, as well as of the New, it was evident that Columbus had kindled a fire in every mariner's heart. That fire was the harbinger of a new era, for it was not to be extinguished. ~Charles Kendall Adams



That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong. ~William J.H. Boetcker



Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned. ~Peter Marshall



When you reread a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than was there before. ~Clifton Fadiman



Most bicyclists in New York City obey instinct far more than they obey the traffic laws, which is to say that they run red lights, go the wrong way on one-way streets, violate cross-walks, and terrify innocents, because it just seems easier that way. Cycling in the city, and particularly in midtown, is anarchy without malice. ~Author unknown, from New Yorker, "Talk of the Town"



Keep your fears to yourself but share your courage with others. ~Robert Louis Stevenson



If a fanatic is willing to give his life for a cause, he's probably willing to give yours as well. ~David Gerrold



The reward of a thing well done is to have done it. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essays: Second Series, 1844



In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning. ~Carl Sandburg, New York Post, 9 September 1960



Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves. ~Dale Carnegie



If you are afraid of loneliness, don't marry. ~Anton Chekov



A wise man shall overrule his stars, and have a greater influence upon his own content than all the constellations and planets of the firmament. ~Jeremy Taylor



An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind. ~Walter Bagehot



Bread deals with living things, with giving life, with growth, with the seed, the grain that nurtures. It is not coincidence that we say bread is the staff of life. ~Lionel Poilane



Guys are like roses. You've got to watch out for the pricks. ~Author Unknown



Yoga is the perfect opportunity to be curious about who you are. ~Jason Crandell, quoted in Yoga Journal, November 2005



In the time it takes you to understand a 14-year-old, he turns 15. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com