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Old 11-15-2004, 06:58 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Good morning guys.
It was a beautiful weekend in Central Pa and a time to do a lot of late fall gardening to clean up the yard before winter. I filled 10 large bags and was still not finished. Man, your hands can get sore from pulling weeds and dead plants.

Today I thought a few quotes from an array of people from philosophers to literary greats might be in order. Their words, while written sometimes hundreds, even thousands of years ago, still hold meaning for us today. The next time you encounter one of those unbearable showoffs at the gym, just remember your Aesop. Enjoy.

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"Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things only hoped for."
- - - - - Epicurus

"There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."
- - - - - William Shakespeare

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."
- - - - - Gandhi

"Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth."
- - - - - Aesop

"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them to become what they are capable of being."
- - - - - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"The price of greatness is responsibility."
- - - - - Winston Churchill

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Have a great week.

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Old 11-15-2004, 09:50 AM   #2 (permalink)
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One of the best motivator's i've ever read... thanks Mahler!
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Old 11-15-2004, 09:54 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Thanks, Mahler!
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Old 11-15-2004, 11:04 AM   #4 (permalink)
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That Epicurus post puts many things into perspective. Thank you for sharing it.
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Old 11-15-2004, 11:09 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Waaaait a minute...didn't Winston Churchill steal that quote from Uncle Ben (Spiderman's uncle)? [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Great motivator, as always!
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Old 11-15-2004, 02:56 PM   #6 (permalink)
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no logan, that'd be "with great power comes great responsibility." almost, but not quite the same.
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Old 11-15-2004, 03:36 PM   #7 (permalink)
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great stuff Mahler. i especially liked the first one, by Epicurus
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