Category Archives: Inspirational Quotes

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word

that brings peace.

- Buddha

Ah, c’mon Buddha.  What’s the word?  Don’t leave us hanging here.  Seriously, you’re not going to tell us?  Must be opposite day.  How very… un-peaceful of you.

Enthusiasm is a supernatural serenity.

-Henry David Thoreau

Oh goodie.  Do I get a cape for that?  I like capes.

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The deepest waters make the least noise.

-Guatemalan proverb

Yes, that may be true.  So is this one…

Beware of quiet children.  They’re plotting something.

-Mothers everywhere

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At the center of your being you have the answer, you know who you are and you know what you want.

 

-Lao-tzu

A word to the wiser than I, don’t wait until you’re my age (nope, not telling!) to embrace the truth of those words.

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“As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, the wise are not moved by praise or blame.”

- The Dhammapada

Hey now, don’t take this to mean I’m encouraging you to stop the complements.  On the contrary, who am I to deny you from lavishing me with praise?  Surely that would be selfish of me, wouldn’t it?

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“This is the real secret of life:  to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now.  And instead of calling it work, realize it is play.”  – Alan Watts

Bummer.  I was kind of hoping that the secret to life would involve more cupcake eating, and lounging, and being fanned by GQ models.  Ah well, presence and play sounds nice too.  Can’t blame a girl for dreaming!

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