Today's Word – OTIOSE
Ingratitude is always a form of weakness. I have never known a man of real ability to be ungrateful.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
It is not the services we render them, but the services they render us that attaches people to us.
Labiche et Martin (1815-1888)
It is only with gratitude that life becomes rich.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945)
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grows. A proud man is seldom a grateful man; he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)
So much has been given to me, I have no time to ponder over that which has been denied.
Helen Adams Keller (1880-1968)
Swift gratitude is the sweetest.
Greek Proverb
The best way to show my gratitude to God is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
The gratitude of most men is but a secret desire of receiving greater benefits.
François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680)
There is as much greatness of mind in acknowledging a good turn, as in doing it.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (C. 4 B.C.-A.D. 65)
o·ti·ose
adjective 1. Lazy; indolent. 2. Of no use. 3. Ineffective; futile. Synonym
vain.
n this latter case the solution of the antinomy with the assistance of transcendental
ideas might be declared otiose and
nugatory, and the above laws of taste thus reconciled with the objects of sense, not as
mere phenomena, but even as things-in-themselves.
THE CRITIQUE OF AESTHETIC JUDGEMENT
Immanuel Kant
Definition from American Heritage Dictionary
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| "What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable." Joseph Addison |
A FEW SMILES GROANER In Greece many centuries ago, the young woman Alexandria discovered a harp as she was digging in some soil. Though it was dingy, battered, and woefully out of tune, she realized it was an exquisite instrument. She immediately took it to the master harp tuner in all the land, Opporknockety, who tuned it to perfection. Unfortunately, as Alexandria was outside his shop, she tripped and dropped the harp, causing it to go out of tune. So she returned to the shop and knocked on the door. "Who's there," Opporknockety asked. "Oh master, 'tis I. I've dropped my harp and it needs tuning again." "Silly girl," he said. "Don't you know that Opporkockety only tunes once?"
Groan Again A woman has twins, and gives them up for adoption. One of them goes to a family in Egypt, and is named "Amal." The other goes to a family in Spain; they name him "Juan." Years later, Juan sends a picture of himself to his mom. Upon receiving the picture, she tells her husband that she wishes she also had a picture of Amal. Her husband responds, "But they're twins -- if you've seen Juan, you've seen Amal."
I tried to pay for our dinner the other night with cash. I had to show two credit cards and my driver's license as ID.
A truck loaded with copies of Roget's Thesaurus spun out of control and overturned on the highway. The local newspaper reported that onlookers were "surprised, astonished, stunned, bewildered, amazed, startled, astounded and overwhelmed." ALL SMILES TODAY From : A Time to Smile zphhumor@info.harpercollins.com
TRUE FACT ... Humans begin laughing at two to three months of age. Six year olds laugh about 300 times per day, while adults laugh from 15 to 100 times per day. |
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