Hide not your talents

“Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?” – Benjamin Franklin Interesting use of rhyme, Mr Franklin. Also, an interesting use

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Do not fear death

“Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.” – Bertolt Brecht Today I attended the funeral of my Uncle. I knew him most of my

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Love Thy Self

“Love Thy Self.” I can’t count the number of times this phrase has bounced through my head over the past eighteen months. Despite this, I seem to have

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I am a man of fixed and unbending principles

“I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.” – Everett Dirksen Everyone is equipped with a brain

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Happy is the man

“Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.” – Ovid Picture me, with a

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False Expectations Appearing Real

“FEAR: False Expectations Appearing Real.” Yesterday I drove a 13.5 metre, 15-tonne bus for the first time. I also managed to qualify for my Heavy Vehicle Drivers Licence. One

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If you’re bored

“If you’re bored with life – you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things – you don’t have enough goals.” – Lou Holtz

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No one realizes

“No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” – Lin Yutang Ain’t that the

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Boredom

“Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.” – Thomas Szasz How’s the serenity? With love, Israel. xo  

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Each one has a special nature

“Each one has a special nature peculiar to himself which he must follow and through which he will find his way to freedom.” – Swami Vivekananda Next week,

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