Once one of the monks with Saint Francis asked if he might own just one book. Francis replied, "No, if you have a book, pretty soon you will need a bookshelf for your book. Then you will need a house for your bookshelf. After that you will need a lock on your door to protect your book from thieves breaking in and stealing it. —Loretta Ross-Gotta More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
The thief. Once committed beyond a certain point, he should not worry himself too much about not being a thief anymore. Thieving is God's message to him. Let him try and be a good thief. —Samuel Butler More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I was walking down Fifth Avenue today, and I found a wallet. I was going to keep it, rather than return it, but I thought: Well, if I lost $150, how would I feel? And I realized I would want to be taught a lesson. —Emo Philips More about this quote Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.... Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. —Helen Keller More about this quote Tags: superstition Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
We do not destroy religion by destroying superstition. —Cicero More about this quote Tags: superstition Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I have only one superstition. I touch all the bases when I hit a home run. —Babe Ruth More about this quote Tags: superstition Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Faith must have adequate evidence, else it is mere superstition. —Alexander Hodge More about this quote Tags: superstition Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Exercise relieves stress. Nothing relieves exercise. —Unknown More about this quote Tags: stress Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
If you had to define stress, it would not be far off if you said it was the process of living. The process of living is the process of having stress imposed on you and reacting to it. —Unknown More about this quote Tags: stress Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Throw out an alarming alarm clock. If the ring is loud and strident, you're waking up to instant stress. You shouldn't be bullied out of bed, just reminded that it's time to start your day. —Sharon Gold More about this quote Tags: stress Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
It is how people respond to stress that determines whether they will profit from misfortune or be miserable. —Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi More about this quote Tags: stress Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment. —Marcus Aurelius More about this quote Tags: power pain stress Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it. —George Burns More about this quote Tags: tension longevity worry talking stress Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Small minds are much distressed by little things. Great minds see them all but are not upset by them. —Francois de La Rochefoucauld More about this quote Tags: stress Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favours you have received. —Seneca More about this quote Tags: service Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email