Calm down

Anger is never without reason, but seldom with a good one.

Benjamin Franklin

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In a hurry?

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Lao Tsu

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Forgive and let go

The grudge you hold onto is like a hot coal you intend to throw at someone, but you’re the one that gets burned.

Siddhartha Gautama

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About good speeches

When you walk your talk, people listen.

German proverb

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The right amount of advice

Listen to all, plucking a feather from every passing goose, but, follow no one absolutely.

Chinese Proverb

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I’ve got a question for you

Life’s most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?

Martin Luther King Jr.

Ask yourself this question every once in a while.

/phil

Another formula for success

Again, this one is about success and achievement:

I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through – then follow through.

Edward V. Rickenbacker

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Try it out today

“Why not” is a slogan for an interesting life.

Mason Cooley

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Do you know satisfaction?

He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.

Lao Tsu

It is not about having it all or about having always more than somebody or some past you. It is about having enough, which is more a question of mindset than a question of material property.

/phil

Invent you life’s meaning [picture]

If you have never heard of Bill Watterson or zenpencils, than I would like to change that today.

Enjoy his latest and (as always) totally awesome cartoon:

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If you like this stuff, make sure to check out his homepage zenpencils.com

To finish today’s post, I wish my beautiful girlfriend a ha-ha-happy birthday! May you find the courage and the strength to invent and live the life you want to!

/phil