Showing posts with label Thomas Fuller. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thomas Fuller. Show all posts

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Self-Love/Self-Hate and Love/hate

All the affectionate feelings of a man for others are an extension of his feelings for himself. Aristotle

If you love yourself too much, nobody else will love you at all. Thomas Fuller

It is not love of self but hatred of self which is at the root of the troubles that afflict our world. Eric Hoffer

To love one's self in the right way and to love one's neighbor are absolutely analogous concepts, are at bottom one and the same. Kierkegaard

Self-love seems so often unrequited. Anthony Powell

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Thursday, January 29, 2009

Promises, Honesty, and what they mean

Don't ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise. Lou Holtz

Promise little and do much; so shalt thou have thanks. Thomas Fuller

The righteous promise little and perform much, the wicked promise much and perform not even a little. Talmud

A nod of an honest man is enough. James Kelly

An honest man's word is as good as his bond. Cervantes

It is my promise that represents me. If you cannot believe the words of my promise, then you cannot believe my heart, my soul, the very essence of who I am. Give your promises wisely and sparingly. In the end, you will be judged by the promises that you keep, rather than the ones you make.

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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Patience is not always easy to bear, but it is often the best remedy

Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown. Soren Kierkegaard

Patience and diligence, like faith, move mountains. William Penn

Be patient, my soul; await the fulfillment of God's promise, and you shall enjoy the abundance of His goodness in Heaven. Thomas Kempis

It is very strange . . . that the years teach us patience; the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting. Elizabeth Taylor

Bear with patience what thou canst not remedy with prudence. Thomas Fuller

Patience can move mountains because it does not stop, it does not falter, it does not tire. Patience resists all. Be strong, and you may work miracles in your life.
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