Generosity is a two-edged virtue for an artist - it nourishes his imagination but has a fatal effect on his routine.
The glowworm shows the matin to be near And gins to pale his uneffectual fire.
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
Our mental and emotional diets determine our overall energy levels, health and well-being more than we realize. Every thought and feeling, no matter how big or small, impacts our inner energy reserves. Mother Teresa There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread. Doc Childre and Howard Martin, The HeartMath Solution Heartfelt positive feelings create far more than a healthy psychological effect. They fortify our internal energy systems and nourish the body right down to the cellular level. For that reason, we like to think of these emotions as "quantum nutrients." Gary Zukav (as quoted in -Doc Childre.
But that intimacy of mutual embarrassment, in which each feels that the other is feeling something, having once existed, its effect is not to be done away with.
To design the future effectively, you must first let go of your past.
Just as there is no loss of basic energy in the universe, so no thought or action is without its effects, present or ultimate, seen or unseen, felt or unfelt.
So much attention is paid to the aggressive sins, such as violence and cruelty and greed with all their tragic effects, that too little attention is paid to the passive sins, such as apathy and laziness, which in the long run can have a more devastating and destructive effect upon our society than the others.
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness--That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the the Consent of the Governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive to these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such Principles and and organizing its Powers in such Form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. . . .
The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than the one who remains blind to them. He also is on the road to humilityâthat priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings.
The most effective way to achieve right relations with any living thing is to look for the best in it, and then help that best into the fullest expression.
But that intimacy of mutual embarrassment, in which each feels that the other is feeling something, having once existed, its effect is not to be done away with.
Before and after practicing Judo or engaging in a match, opponents bow to each other. Bowing is an expression of gratitude and respect. In effect, you are thanking your opponent for giving you the opportunity to improve your technique.
Knowledge and human power are synonymous, since the ignorance of the cause frustrates the effect.
There have been few things in my life which have had a more genial effect on my mind than the possession of a piece of land.
Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged have a different effect.
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
One horse-laugh is worth ten thousand syllogisms. It is not only more effective; it is also vastly more intelligent.
When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.
The main characteristics of effective leadership are intelligence, integrity or loyalty, mystique, humor, discipline, courage, self sufficieny and confidence. -James L. Fisher.
As so often before, liberty has been wounded in the house of its friends. Liberty in the wild and freakish hands of fanatics has once more, as frequently in the past, proved the effective helpmate of autocracy and the twin-brother of tyranny.
Fortunately psychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.
Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities.
But that intimacy of mutual embarrassment, in which each feels that the other is feeling something, having once existed, its effect is not to be done away with.
Shallow men believe in luck. Strong men believe in cause and effect.