“You’ve planted not, now you pray for harvest— testing if God can, too, be the dumbest. Till the soil, sow seeds, and tend it your best— bet your life, though you pray not, you’ll be blessed!”
“Man does tend to be selfish when in want, but could still be caring if he does want. Man tends to be caring when in plenty, but could still be selfish if he’s greedy.”
“In courtship, sincerity is needful; in socials, sincerity is painful. In politics, sincerity’s dismal; in business, sincerity is vital. At work, sincerity is suspected; at play, sincerity is expected. In life, sincerity can reach your goal; in faith, sincerity can save your soul.”
“You can never go back the way you came.”
“Three questions to ask as you end each day: “Have I not upset anyone today? Have I done what needs to be done today? Have I enjoyed the fullest of the day?”
“Happiness by Selfishness” is easy— just have no others but yourself to worry. Being the shortest route to happy life, many chose this poverty-causing type. “Happiness by Selflessness” is but tough— even one’s whole lifetime is not enough. Being the hardest route to happy life, few chose this poverty-redeeming type.”
“Saddest thing you’ll go through when you’re single is seeing yourself with no love to tell. Saddest thing you’ll go through when you’re in love is seeing yourself ditched by your sweet love. Saddest thing you’ll go through when you’re married is seeing yourself penniless to feed. Saddest thing you’ll go through when you are old is seeing yourself alone and ignored.”
“Could your complaining make your life better? Your overthinking make your mind clearer? Your holding grudges make your heart lighter? Your envying make your spirit brighter?”
“Life is full of ironies on the loose, like you’ve tried hard not to lose, you still lose, or didn’t aim at all to win, yet you win. All fine if loses are fewer than wins.”
“Yesterday, man’s car broke down, how he cursed! Today it did not, but no thanks how terse. Last month, he tripped and fell, how he cursed! Rest of month he didn’t, but no thanks how terse. Last year, there’s that day it stormed, how he cursed! Rest of year it didn’t, but no thanks how terse. Oh, how well we damn each day of sorrow, but no thanks for the many days aglow!”
“A poet is also but a painter: “The brush—his pen, the canvass—his paper, the ink—his words, the easel—his table, the theme—the joy and the ache of his soul.”
“If you want a “life that is long and bright,” do eat right, sleep right, and exercise right. If you want a “life filled with happiness,” do learn to see beauty even in mess. If you want a “life that is meaningful,” do live the life of your dreams to the full. If you want a “life that’s everlasting,” do live also for those who are wanting.”
“When your mind firmly says, “I can do it,” its search engine, without your knowing it, starts churning out all the different ways to solving your problem the easy way. When your mind firmly says “I can’t do it,” its search engine, without your knowing it, starts churning out all various excuses to prove your problem is really hopeless.”
“Give to beggar standing next to vendor, vendor thinks: “Better beg than be vendor.” Buy from vendor standing next to beggar, beggar thinks: “Better sell than be beggar.”
“You do not have to be filthy wealthy in order to be extremely happy. Neither must you, too, be truly needy in order to be very unhappy. The poor man’s sadness losing a euro, same felt by rich losing in casino. The poor man’s joy getting an old mono, same felt by rich buying a new stereo.”
“What is love? Love is not all selflessness like give, share, sacrifice, kiss, and caress. Love’s any that brings peace, justice, progress: It could be hatred, greed, war, and redress. Hatred? Hatred for all kinds of evil! Greed? Greed to take back all grabbed by evil! War? War against all forces of evil. Redress? Redress all harm wrought by evil.”
“If you’re born rich, congrats! If not, take heart! Options so abounding, the world so vast! Nowadays there are no more alibis, why we ought to remain poor all our lives. We have this dictum where you I will tour: “It is not your fault that you were born poor, but it’s already your fault, you died poor!” What a great saying, big truth it conjures!”