Pauline Thomason

Pauline Thomason

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Quotes·Quotations by Pauline Thomason

Love

¶ Love is blind - marriage is the eye-opener.

Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836-1907)

Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836-1907)

Thomas Bailey Aldrich (November 11, 1836 – March 19, 1907) was an American poet, novelist, travel writer and editor.

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Quotes·Quotations by Thomas Bailey Aldrich

May

¶ [May]
Hebe's here, May is here!
The air is fresh and sunny;
And the miser-bees are busy
Hoarding golden honey.

¶ [October]
October turned my maple's leaves to gold;
The most are gone now; here and there one lingers.
Soon these will slip from out the twig's weak hold,
Like coins between a dying miser's fingers.

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Thousand Character Classic (千字文)

Thousand Character Classic (千字文)

The Thousand Character Classic (千字文) is a Chinese poem used as a primer for teaching Chinese characters to children. It contains exactly one thousand unique characters. It is said that Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty (r. 502-549) commissioned 周興嗣 (pinyin: Zhou Xingsi, jyutping: Zau1 Hing3 Zi6) to compose this poem for his prince to practice calligraphy. The original title of the poem was 《次韻王羲之書千字》 and it is sung in the same way in which children learning Latin alphabet writing do with the "alphabet song".

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Full Text (Traditional Chinese)

《千字文》

天地玄黃，宇宙洪荒。日月盈昃，辰宿列張。
寒來暑往，秋收冬藏。閏餘成歲，律呂調陽。
雲騰致雨，露結為霜。金生麗水，玉出崑岡。
劍號巨闕，珠稱夜光。果珍李柰，菜重芥薑。
海鹹河淡，鱗潛羽翔。龍師火帝，鳥官人皇。
始制文字，乃服衣裳。推位讓國，有虞陶唐。
弔民伐罪，周發商湯。坐朝問道，垂拱平章。
愛育黎首，臣伏戎羌。遐邇壹體，率賓歸王。
鳴鳳在竹，白駒食場。化被草木，賴及萬方。
蓋此身髮，四大五常。恭惟鞠養，豈敢毀傷。
女慕貞潔，男效才良。知過必改，得能莫忘。
罔談彼短，靡恃己長。信使可覆，器欲難量。
墨悲絲染，詩讚羔羊。景行維賢，克念作聖。
德建名立，形端表正。空谷傳聲，虛堂習聽。
禍因惡積，福緣善慶。尺璧非寶，寸陰是競。
資父事君，曰嚴與敬。孝當竭力，忠則盡命。
臨深履薄，夙興溫清。似蘭斯馨，如松之盛。
川流不息，淵澄取映。容止若思，言辭安定。
篤初誠美，慎終宜令。榮業所基，籍甚無竟。
學優登仕，攝職從政。存以甘棠，去而益詠。
樂殊貴賤，禮別尊卑。上和下睦，夫唱婦隨。
外受傅訓，入奉母儀。諸姑伯叔，猶子比兒。
孔懷兄弟，同氣連枝。交友投分，切磨箴規。
仁慈隱惻，造次弗離。節義廉退，顛沛匪虧。
性靜情逸，心動神疲。守真志滿，逐物意移。
堅持雅操，好爵自縻。都邑華夏，東西二京。
背邙面洛，浮渭據涇。宮殿盤鬱，樓觀飛驚。
圖寫禽獸，畫綵仙靈。丙舍傍啟，甲帳對楹。
肆筵設席，鼓瑟吹笙。陞階納陛，弁轉疑星。
右通廣內，左達承明。既集墳典，亦聚群英。
杜稿鐘隸，漆書壁經。府羅將相，路俠槐卿。
戶封八縣，家給千兵。高冠陪輦，驅轂振纓。
世祿侈富，車駕肥輕。策功茂實，勒碑刻銘。
磻溪伊尹，佐時阿衡。奄宅曲阜，微旦孰營。
桓公匡合，濟弱扶傾。綺迥漢惠，說感武丁。
俊乂密勿，多士寔寧。晉楚更霸，趙魏困橫。
假途滅虢，踐土會盟。何遵約法，韓弊煩刑。
起翦頗牧，用軍最精。宣威沙漠，馳譽丹青。
九州禹跡，百郡秦并。嶽宗泰岱，禪主云亭。
雁門紫塞，雞田赤城。昆池碣石，鉅野洞庭。
曠遠綿邈，巖岫杳冥。治本於農，務茲稼穡。
俶載南畝，我蓺黍稷。稅熟貢新，勸賞黜陟。
孟軻敦素，史魚秉直。庶幾中庸，勞謙謹敕。
聆音察理，鑑貌辨色。貽厥嘉猷，勉其祇植。
省躬譏誡，寵增抗極。殆辱近恥，林皋幸即。
兩疏見機，解組誰逼。索居閒處，沉默寂寥。
求古尋論，散慮逍遙。欣奏累遣，慼謝歡招。
渠荷的歷，園莽抽條。枇杷晚翠，梧桐早凋。
陳根委翳，落葉飄颻。游鯤獨運，凌摩絳霄。
耽讀翫市，寓目囊箱。易輶攸畏，屬耳垣牆。
具膳餐飯，適口充腸。飽飫烹宰，饑厭糟糠。
親戚故舊，老少異糧。妾御織紡，侍巾帷房。
紈扇圓絜，銀燭煒煌。晝眠夕寐，藍筍象床。
絃歌酒讌，接杯舉觴。矯手頓足，悅豫且康。
嫡後嗣續，祭祀蒸嘗。稽顙再拜，悚懼恐惶。
牋牒簡要，顧答審詳。骸垢想浴，執熱願涼。
驢騾犢特，駭躍超驤。誅斬賊盜，捕獲叛亡。
布射遼丸，嵇琴阮嘯。恬筆倫紙，鈞巧任釣。
釋紛利俗，並皆佳妙。毛施淑姿，工顰妍笑。
年矢每催，曦暉朗曜。璇璣懸斡，晦魄環照。
指薪修祜，永綏吉劭。矩步引領，俯仰廊廟。
束帶矜莊，徘徊瞻眺。孤陋寡聞，愚蒙等誚。
謂語助者，焉哉乎也。

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Quotes·Quotations by Thousand Character Classic (千字文)

¶ 尺璧非寶寸陰是競。
Jade has a price but time is priceless. [Time]

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Thousand Character Classic (千字文)
Thousand Character Classic (千字文)
Thousand Character Classic (千字文)

Thomas Dewar (1864-1930)

Thomas Dewar (1864-1930)

Thomas Robert "Tommy" Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar (6 January 1864 – 11 April 1930) was a Scottish whisky distiller who, along with his brother John Dewar, built their family label, Dewar's, into an international success. They blended their whisky to make it more appealing to the international palate and Dewar demonstrated particular skills in marketing, travelling the world to find new markets and promote his product, exploiting romantic images of Scotland and tartan in his advertising.

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Quotes·Quotations by Thomas Dewar

Attitudes

¶ Minds are like parachutes: they only function when open.

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Thomas Gibson (1962- )

Thomas Gibson (1962- )

Thomas Ellis Gibson (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor. His best known roles include Daniel Nyland on CBS's Chicago Hope, Greg Montgomery on ABC's Dharma & Greg, and Aaron Hotchner on CBS's Criminal Minds.

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Quotes·Quotations by Thomas Gibson

Thomas Gibson as Aaron Hotchner from Criminal Minds

¶ "Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime." Ernest Hemingway [Criminal Minds 04.01 Mayhem]

@ "I'm not sure about automobiles. With all their speed forward, they may be a step backward in civilization." Booth Tarkington [Criminal Minds 04.23 Roadkill]

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Thomas D. Willhite

Thomas D. Willhite

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Quotes·Quotations by Thomas D. Willhite

Attitude

¶ Just because you are seventy is no excuse to give up and let others make your decisions for you. The fact that you are still alive is reason enough to believe that you are here for a purpose; and that purpose is to learn, to teach, and to GIVE.

¶ YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU. Assuming a responsibility means changing a wrong into a right. In other words, if the way you feel is not right, then assuming responsibility means changing it.

¶ You don't have to be sick to get better! You don't have to have a bad attitude to get a better one.

¶ You don’t have to have a bad attitude to get a better one. All too often we resist a change because we assume change means that we were “not OK” which hurts our self-image. Your attitude may be great right now…and it can get even better. Why not get better? Why not do more, be more? Why not extend those limits?

Leadership

¶ Leadership is not a right or a position, it is a responsibility.

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Thich Nhat Hanh (1926- )

Thich Nhat Hanh (1926- )

Thích Nhất Hạnh (/ˈtɪk ˈnjʌt ˈhʌn/; Vietnamese: [tʰǐk ɲɜ̌t hɐ̂ʔɲ]; born October 11, 1926) is a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist. He lives in the Plum Village Monastery in the Dordogne region in the South of France,[1] travelling internationally to give retreats and talks. He coined the term Engaged Buddhism in his book Vietnam: Lotus in a Sea of Fire.[2] A long-term exile, he was given permission to make his first return trip to Vietnam in 2005.[3]

Nhất Hạnh has published more than 100 books, including more than 40 in English. Nhat Hanh is active in the peace movement, promoting non-violent solutions to conflict.[4]

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Quotes·Quotations by Thich Nhat Hanh

Health

¶ Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos - the trees, the clouds, everything.

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References

[1]^ a b c BBC - Religion & Ethics - Thich Nhat Hanh
[2]^ a b c Nhu, Quan (2002) "Nhat Hanh's Peace Activities" in "Vietnamese Engaged Buddhism: The Struggle Movement of 1963-66", reprinted on the Giao Diem website "Nhat Hanh’s Peace Activities"
[3]^ a b Johnson, Kay (16 January 2005). "A Long Journey Home". Time Asia Magazine (online version). Retrieved 13 September 2010.
[4]^ Samar Farah, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor (April 4, 2002). "An advocate for peace starts with listening". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 13 September 2010.

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