NUGGETS OF WISDOM - 1181

 

• ·       “Institutional religion is now caught in the stalemate of a vicious circle. It cannot reconstruct society without first reconstructing itself; and being so much an integral part of the established order, it cannot reconstruct itself until society has been radically reconstructed.”

  ·       Between every two pines is a doorway to a new world. - John Muir

  ·       "Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be achieved." - William Jennings Bryan

  ·       Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them. - Madam C.J. Walker

  ·       “The presence of a helpless baby determined the early differentiation of male and female activities; the woman had to maintain a settled residence where she could cultivate the soil. And from earliest times, where woman was has always been regarded as the home.”

  ·       "Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that thou mayest believe, but believe that thou mayest understand." - Saint Augustine

  ·       “Not only will you find undreamed-of changes confronting you as you advance from circuit to circuit in Havona, but your astonishment will be inexpressible as you progress from planet to planet within each circuit.”

  ·       Don't ask 'what if' about your past. Ask 'what if' about your future. — Brooke

  ·       It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it. - Hans Selye

  ·       To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly. - Henri Bergson

  ·       Never hesitate to invest in yourself. — Brooke