Deep within man dwell those slumbering powers; powers that would astonish him, that he never dreamed of possessing; forces that would revolutionize his life if aroused and put into action.- Orison Swett Marden

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

- Ralph W. Sockman

There are admirable potentialities in every human being. Believe in your strength and your youth. Learn to repeat endlessly to yourself, 'It all depends on me'.

- André Gide

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe."
- Anatole France

...a fool with a tool is still a fool....!!

"If you look up and expand your view, you won't see any frontiers or limits." (Japanese Saying)

You gain strength, courage, and confidence
by every experience in which you really stop to
look fear in the face. You are able to say to
yourself, " I have lived through this horror.
I can take the next thing that comes along ." . . .
You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

- Eleanor Roosevelt

...there's a cool page in the internet that contains English proverbs AND their German translation even...!!!

Definitely a good thing....!!! ;o)

http://www.gho-englisch.de/Resources/proverbs.htm

Enjoy reading!
Coffee is ready and of course I also offer you some tasty ;o)

"Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people. "


- Lee Iacocca

New Friends and Old Friends
© Joseph Parry, sent by Wendy Hinson

Make new friends, but keep the old;
Those are silver, these are gold.
New-made friendships, like new wine,
Age will mellow and refine.
Friendships that have stood the test -
Time and change - are surely best;
Brow may wrinkle, hair grow gray,
Friendship never knows decay.
For 'mid old friends, tried and true,
Once more we our youth renew.
But old friends, alas! may die,
New friends must their place supply.
Cherish friendship in your breast-
New is good, but old is best;
Make new friends, but keep the old;
Those are silver, these are gold.

England and America are two countries separated by a common language.
George Bernard Shaw
Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)

Optimism is the foundation of courage.

- Nicholas Murray Butler