We young Filipinos are trying to make over a nation and must not halt in our march, but from time to time turn our gaze upon our elders. We shall wish to read in their countenances approval of our actions.
Copy Quote View & ShareI believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.
Copy Quote View & ShareNew Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.
Copy Quote View & ShareMy favorite part of any holiday is spending time with my wonderful family and friends.
Copy Quote View & ShareWhen was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing - just sitting and looking at the sea, or watching the wind blowing the tree limbs, or waves rippling on a pond, a flickering candle or children playing in the park?
Copy Quote View & ShareThrough consciousness, our minds have the power to change our planet and ourselves. It is time we heed the wisdom of the ancient indigenous people and channel our consciousness and spirit to tend the garden and not destroy it.
Copy Quote View & ShareEach person is an enigma. You're a puzzle not only to yourself but also to everyone else, and the great mystery of our time is how we penetrate this puzzle.
Copy Quote View & ShareThere never is a good time for tough decisions. There will always be an election or something else. You have to pick courage and do it. Governance is about taking tough, even unpopular, decisions.
Copy Quote View & ShareOnce you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year - and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!
Copy Quote View & ShareVery few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.
Copy Quote View & ShareTime and space always change, but there is something which is eternal and changeless. For example, the world and time, past or future, nothing exists for us in sleep. But we exist. Let us try to find out that which is changeless and which always exists.
Copy Quote View & ShareYou can never control who you fall in love with, even when you're in the most sad, confused time of your life. You don't fall in love with people because they're fun. It just happens.
Copy Quote View & ShareTogether with a culture of work, there must be a culture of leisure as gratification. To put it another way: people who work must take the time to relax, to be with their families, to enjoy themselves, read, listen to music, play a sport.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe Antichrist will be the infernal prince again for the third and last time... so many evils shall be committed by the means of Satan, the infernal Prince, that almost the entire world shall be found undone and desolate. Before these events happen, many rare birds will cry in the air, 'Now! Now!' and sometime later will vanish.
Copy Quote View & ShareYou can't jump from little things to big things. It just takes time and patience.
Copy Quote View & ShareMuch of the time, the things we feel guilty about are not our issues. Another person behaves inappropriately or in some way violates our boundaries. We challenge the behavior, and the person gets angry and defensive. Then we feel guilty.
Copy Quote View & ShareIt was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that a man could spend.
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