Thursday, June 25, 2009

Thursday's Thoughts



A
nimals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
-- George Eliot


Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.
-- Samuel Johnson


T
o put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.
-- Confucius

V
ision is the art of seeing things invisible.
-- Jonathan Swift

6 comments:

  1. All great quotes...the Eliot one is my favorite...unconditional love and friendship!

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  2. I particularly like the first one. Animals are better than humans sometimes! Well, most times.

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  3. Great quotes. I have something for on my blog.

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  4. Thanks for stopping by my blog today. I'm a little surprised at the reactions. And, I love your quotes.
    So how many more years until we start to heed the words of Confucius?

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