Thursday, January 31, 2013

Wisdom, Zhuangzi


則知者不言,言者不知,而世豈識之哉。

- 莊子, 天道

The wise do not speak and those who do speak are not wise. How should the world know that real nature?

- Zhuangzi (莊子), The Way of Heaven (天道)


http://ctext.org/zhuangzi/tian-dao

Money, John Ray


Money begets money.

- John Ray (1627-1705)

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Belief, Audrey Hepburn


I believe in pink, I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.

- Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993)

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Happiness, Usagi (Sailor Moon)


I'm happiest when I'm sleeping.

- Usagi / Sailor Moon from Sailor Moon

Humor, John Kenneth Galbraith


Where humor is concerned there are no standards - no one can say what is good or bad, although you can be sure that everyone will.

- John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006)

Monday, January 28, 2013

Beginning, Lao Tzu (老子)


合抱之木,生於毫末;九層之臺,起於累土;千里之行,始於足下。

- 老子, 道德經 64

The tree which fills the arms grew from the tiniest sprout; the tower of nine storeys rose from a small heap of earth; the journey of a thousand miles commenced with a single step.

- Laozi (老子, 604 BC-? )


Proverb

Synonym

¶ A journey of a thousand miles must begin with the first step. or High buildings have low foundations. or Step by step one goes a long way.

Sunday, January 27, 2013