Monday, July 26, 2010

WiSe WoRdS from old books

Remember, if you’re headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns! ~Allison Gappa Bottke

A day is Eternity's seed, and we are its Gardeners. ~Erika Harris

Decorate yourself from the inside out. ~Terri Guillemets

Your future depends on many things, but mostly on you. ~Frank Tyger

Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself. ~Elbert Hubbard

To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy. ~Hippocrates

To know the road ahead, ask those coming back. ~Chinese Proverb

Don't look where you fall, but where you slipped. ~African Proverb

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. ~Malcolm S. Forbes


P.S. This post is dedicated to Raheleh - my devoted friend. Raheleh lives in Mashhad and has majored in TEFL. She is a very kind and helpful friend.

17 comments:

M.Amin said...

They are really coOol...
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.
((Abraham Lincoln))

Translator said...

The sentence of Elbert Hubbard really excited me... You know somehow such English sentences have more effect on me than those Persian sentences...
But this sentence was ... ummmm... marvelous

M.Amin said...

hi,
I have the honor to inform you that there are four updates on my front page.
Yours sincerely

Lucia said...

Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. ~Malcolm S. Forbes

is my favorite quote.

THANKS

chardivary said...

Hi,honey.How are you??
that was so nice.
"To do nothing is sometimes a good remedy"I love it.

mehdi said...

Hi Dear.
Oh wise words. Understanding and realizing of previous people, things, events or situations, resulting in the ability to choose or act to consistently produce the optimum results with a minimum of time and energy.
Wise can pack so much wisdom in such few words. All wise words are good. I try to use of them. Thx lot

M.Amin said...

hi,
It depends on whom learners bring to us...
:d

Zahra said...

Dear Mehdi, Lucia, and Shirin:

Thanks so much for your nice comments and thanks for being gentle and kind.

mehdi said...

Hi Dear
good words are worth much and cost little.these wise are really gooood.

Zahra said...

Hi Mehdi,

You seem to be a well-read person. I like reading your comments.

Those quotes as you mentioned cost actually nothing but can be of great help and resort to us.

M.Amin said...

hi,
cool design! I like woods...
It feels that you look at some thing calm & cool and it makes you comfortable,too.
In other words,this is somehow much friendlier than the previous one.
congratulations!

Zahra said...

Thx

I love wood as well. Objects made from wood do fascinate me.

M.Amin said...

Hi dear Zahra,
my recent post is about Ebooks for cellphones and their affects on our reading skills,
I'm waiting to see your comments and hear about possible experiences...
[گل]

M.Amin said...

oops,I forgot that this one "[گل]" wont work here...
:d

chardivary said...

When you rise up,your friends know who you are.
When you fall down,you know who your friends are!!!

Raheleh said...

Hi dear Zahra,

Your blog is really ineresting and informative. Thank you for posting this part "wise words" for me. how did you know that I am really interested in wise words. I do not simly enjoy them but I read them several times and put them into practice.

younes said...

Hi Dear Zahra ,
Thank you for these wise words. They give us weapons in order to face this life plenty of challenges and risks . I will certainly need some of them .

Cheers,
Younes
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