“You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.” –Mahatma Gandhi
He wasn’t kidding either!
Archive for Quote for the Day
Quote about flexibility by Lao Tzu
“Whatever is flexible and flowing will tend to grow, whatever is rigid and blocked will wither and die. –Lao Tzu, from the Tao Te Ching.
word for the day…sticking to your guns, no matter what!
doctrinaire (noun, adjective) [dok'-trah-NAIR] noun 1. a person who stubbornly holds to a practice or theory regardless of its practicality: “This is the last time I do my taxes with such a computer-hating doctrinaire.” adjective 2. stubbornly insistent on a practice or theory without regard for practicality or suitability additional noun forms: doctrinairism
Origin: Approximately 1815; from French, originally of those who tried to reconcile liberty with royal authority after 1815; from Old French, ‘doctrine’; from Latin, ‘doctrina’: teaching, body of teachings, learning, from ‘doctor’: teacher.
Used in a quote: “A doctrinaire is a fool but an honest man.”-William Lamb Melbourne, 2nd Viscount (1779-1848). British statesman, prime minister. [Quoted in 'The Young Melbourne' by David Cecil (1939)].
Source Cited: http://www.vocabvitamins.com
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quote about the human spirit
“The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man.” –Unknown
This is true, although these wild places are getting harder and harder to find…
Quote of the week by Deepak Chopra
“Discover your own discontent, and be grateful, for without divine discontent there would be no creative force.” –Deepak Chopra
This resonates with me, but then again my childhood nickname was “Wild Woman from Borneo”, go figure eh? ;>
Diane T.
Quote for the day…by Disraeli
“The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.” –Benjamin Disraeli
Quote for today…about creativity
I found this quote by Lady Bird Johnson on creativity………
“It is wonderful to be in on the creation of something, see it used, and then walk away and smile at it”.
One can’t help but wonder precisely what she was talking about….hmmmm, a mystery.
Have a tremendous Thursday!
Diane T.
quote about individuality, by Emerson
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
May You Never Thirst……for knowledge, for water, for love,
Diane
Quote on economics by Lyndon B. Johnson
Top o the Mornin’ to ya,
I was reading about water issues, rights of way, and divers topics, when I found this attached to the bottom of the newsletter.
Don’t presidents say the darnedest things?
“Did you ever think that making a speech on economics is a lot like pissing down your leg? It seems hot to you, but it never does to anyone else.” — Lyndon B. Johnson
By the way, Jack and I were talking about it and have agreed that anyone can either go by the suggested theme for the day or just add any quote that has grabbed your attention recently.
IT’S COMPLETELY UP TO YOU!!!
Huggles and buggles,
Auntie Diane Tegarden
