Sunday, May 6, 2007

Good Speech

We can do no great things; only small things with great love. (Mother Teresa)
If I stop to think about what is happening in the world, that is time taken away from my work.
Kindness in christianity with its working clothes on.
Be kind to unkind people – they need it the most.
Blessed are those who give without remembering and blessed are those who take without forgetting.
Love does not measure, it just gives. (Mother Teresa)
Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen for God speaks in the silence of the heart. (Mother Teresa)
Do not allow yourselves to be disheartened by any failure as long as you have done your best. (Mother Teresa)
We must make our homes centres of compassion and forgive endlessly. (Mother Teresa)
If we really want to love we must learn how to forgive. (Mother Teresa)
If we pray, we will believe; If we believe, we will love. (Mother Teresa)
If the questions don’t make sense, neither will the answers.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
To err is human, to blame someone else is politics.
You can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear.
The highest result of education is tolerance. (Helen Keller)
The best way to criticise the work of others is to do yours better.
Some people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Those who want much, are always much in need.
To know when you have enough is to be rich.
A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.
Take time – appreciate the wonders of life.
The most wasted of all days is that during which one has not laughed.
Let everyone sweep in front of his door and the whole world will be clean. (Mother Teresa)
Wisdom is knowing what to do next, virtue is doing it.
If it isn’t right don’t do it. If it isn’t true don’t say it.
A willing helper does not wait to be called.
The greatest fault is to be conscious of none.
There are too many people, and too few human beings.
Give one fish and you feed for a day. Teach to fish and you feed for a lifetime.
Think twice before you speak, and then say it to yourself.
If you want to be original – be yourself.
God has given us two hands – one for giving, the other for receiving.
It is wise to look ahead, but foolish to look further than you can see.
Health is not valued till sickness comes.
If you can’t be a sun, don’t be a cloud.
Age is in the mind, not in the calendar.
Folk who believe in themselves are often easily convinced.
You cannot build a reputation on things you are going to do.
People who are always full of themselves ought to diet.
Live simply so that others may simply live.
Success comes in cans – not can’ts.
The greatest failure is the failure to try.
To do nothing is in everyone’s power.
A contended mind is a continual feast.
Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
Aim for the stars – you may reach the housetops.
Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way.
Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

Tuesday, May 1, 2007

PRAYER











Prayer is not a burden, but a gift;
it is not a constraint, but a freedom,
it is not a millstone round our neck,
but a source of joy.
(Pope John Paul II)

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God often call on us;
but most of the time we are not at home.
(John Touter, 14th Century)

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People think that they do not know "How to pray",
Ultimately that's not important
because God understands our sighs,
and know what our silence means.
(Br.Roger of Taize)

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Trying to pray is praying.
Never give up trying.
(Cardinal Hume)

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Prayer in not a matter of a lot of thinking,
it is a lot of Loving.
(St.Theresa of Avila)