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Registered: ‎03-10-2010

Uplifting quotes -- any that you find particularly uplifting?

‎01-31-2011 03:35 PM

I came across an uplifting quote today. What, may I ask, are quotes that you find to be uplifting?

Motivation From a Hungry Sparrow

Served with a Side of Goethe

by joi on January 27, 2011</abbr>

“Man’s highest merit always is, as much as possible, to rule external circumstances, and as little as possible to let himself be ruled by them.” - Goethe

Self Help Lesson from a Sparrow

Inspiration can come from peculiar places, can’t it? This morning, when I was supposed to be working...

I can’t seem to take my eyes off of them!

One of our feeders is a three story wooden feeder that looks like a mini townhouse. Generally it’s f...

Earlier, doves and cardinals practically covered the yard. I’d thrown out large chunks of dried brea...

One sparrow caught my attention as he watched the colorful gluttons from a nearby perch. I was about...

They were doing the hard work – jockeying for position on the perches, pecking out seed, shooting on...

So, when the brilliant Goethe said, “Man’s highest merit always is, as much as possible, to rule ext...

I guess he figured it just made more sense to take control of the situation rather than let it take ...

So there you have it. An inspirational lesson served up on a snow-covered platform, by a bird no lar...

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