The elegance of tea, marrying a monkey and other quotes to make you laugh or go, HMMMM!

"A full cup must be carried steadily."

"Keep no secrets of thyself, from thyself."

"A group united for a purpose becomes invincible, though each person by himself is weak."

"A harvest of peace grows from the seed of contentment."

I played an online game of Mahjong. It went on forever. Every game that I won rewarded me with a gift of a wise saying. This quite encouraged me to win as many games as I possibly could.

I played a lot of games, I got a lot of wisdom.

Over the years I found myself collecting these little gems. I would write them down in my quotes journal, or pin my favorites on the wall around the house where I could read and enjoy them every day.

I have decided to share them with you, in the hope that I can put a smile on someone's face today, where maybe, for one reason or the other, there had been a frown.

My contribution to the ongoing struggles and stresses that we are facing, will be to use more soothing and kind words in the 'Pursuit of HAPPY-NESS', or happiness for everyone. For, indeed, 'A soft answer, turneth away wrath.'

"The heart that loves is always young."

For:

"Out of small acorns, grow mighty oaks."

I hope that you will find a bit of fun, and enjoy a little food for thought in the good intentioned lessons and sound advice from masters of thoughts and words.

1. QUOTES ABOUT BOOKS AND WORDS:

"Read 10,000 b00ks, travel 10,000 miles."

"A word out of season, may mar a whole lifetime."

"A library is a repository of medicine for the mind."

"A book is like a garden carried in the pocket."

2. MONKEY quotes:

"If you marry a monkey for his money, the money will run out, but the monkey will remain the same."

"A person who misses a chance, and the monkey who misses it's branch, cannot be saved."

3. TREES AND LEAVES:

"Deeds are fruits, words are only leaves."

"A tree starts with a seed."

4. WISDOM, STUPIDITY, et al:

"Recognize wisdom or stupidity from the first word spoken."

"Say little, but say it well."

"Every man must act in the rhythm of his time, such is wisdom."

"If you focus on the snake, you may miss the scorpion."

HMMMM! This one is a win win or lose lose situation.

"To understand your parent's love, you must raise children yourself."

5. CRISIS:

"A crisis is an opportunity, riding on dangerous wings."

Some of my favorites.

"If you do not enter the tiger's cave, you will not catch it's cub."

In other words, face danger head-on.

"He who cannot bear misfortune, is truly unfortunate."

"Never stand in front of a judge, or behind a donkey."

6. LOVE:

"Love, and let the world know. Hate in silence."

"Whoever let's herself be led by the heart, will never lose her way."

7. CONVICTIONS:

I simply adore this one. Hmmm!

"Listen to your convictions, even if they seem absurd to you reason."

"Put your ear down close to your soul, and listen hard." Anne Sexton.

"Good qualities put their footprints everywhere."

8. KNOWLEDGE AND IGNORANCE:

"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."

"The finest eloquence, is that which gets things done." (The Suffragettes)

"Wherever you go, go with all your heart."

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"Listen with kindness for a clear explanation."

9. FRIENDSHIP:

"He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own."

"He who has a true friend, has no need for a mirror."

"Friendship doubles joy, and halves grief."

10. SUCCESS AND PEACE:

"Seek peacefully, and you will find what you seek."

"Success isn't how far you came, but the distance you traveled from where you started."

I shall stay my fingers here, though I have a whole cache of written words to impart. I hope that someone will find at least one quote to be a little beneficial. To cheer someone up, if even for a short time, or to be taken to heart for much longer.

Peace.

Love.

And unity.

For, after all,

"Genius can be recognized by it's childish simplicity."

Continually give. Continually gain.

N.A.