“…wondrous days, surprising days” #96
December 13th, 2007 by mpottleWhat a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.
-Colette
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“…wondrous days, surprising days” #84
December 16th, 2007 by mpottleIf you can’t fight and you can’t flee, flow.
-Robert Eliot
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Of Stranded Dragons and Whitewashed Cows #5
December 7th, 2007 by mpottleWe are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet; and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog has made an alliance with us.
-Maurice Maeterlinck
Would you have added “and the cat” to the above statement? Why or why not? We have also been closely linked to the horse [...]
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“…wonderous days, surprising days” #1
December 19th, 2007 by mpottleNo yesterdays are ever wasted for those who give themselves to today.
-Brendan Francis
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“…wondrous days, surprising days” #82
December 16th, 2007 by mpottlePatience is needed with everyone, but first of all with ourselves.
-St. Francis de Sales
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“Sweet, sour, bitter, pungent…” #4
December 7th, 2007 by mpottleNever slap a king unless you intend to kill him.
-Ancient proverb
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“Ideas won’t keep…” #66
December 11th, 2007 by mpottleIf you don’t get everything you want, think of all the things you don’t get that you don’t want.
-Oscar Wilde
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December 8th, 2007 by mpottleIn flight between you and the world, back the world.
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“…wondrous days, surprising days” #21
December 17th, 2007 by mpottleEverybody knows how to weep, but it takes a fine texture of mind to know… how to enjoy the bright and happy things in life.
-Oliver Bell Bunce
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“…wondrous days, surprising days” #65
December 16th, 2007 by mpottleAnyone who lives in the future languishes in the present.
-Roger Rosenblatt
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