Ahem, just thought of starting a new topic, any words of wisdom in your mind? Jot it down!
Here goes one : « A Friend is the one who brings a special out of an ordinary day ».

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"When power of love overcomes the love of power, the world knows peace." ~ Jimi Hendrix.

The more the fruits of knowledge become accessible to men, the more widespread is the decline of religious belief. (Sigmund Freud)

Life is not measured by how many breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

"He who go to sleep with itchy butt, wake up with stinky fingers."
Confucius.

"Everyone in the world was programmed by the place they were born, hemmed in by their beliefs, but you had to at least try to grow your own brain "

Scott Westerfeld

"It does not matter how slow you go until you don't stop." ~ Confucius.

Shao zhuang bu nu li, lao da tu shang bei.
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲.

Riti Wrote:
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> Life is not measured by how many breaths we take,
> but by the moments that take our breath away.


that's the exactly words always in my mind, i didn't expect you spill it out.
anyway, another one:
A life of leisure is totally different with a life of laziness.
no one said that but myself^O^

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/08/2007 09:25AM by Olive.

Hehe, nice one dshowqina, and haoly, can you please also explain it in English? Thanks

Here goes one more!

"Let it be." ~ John Lennon.

mei hua xiang zi ku han lai.
梅花香自苦寒来。


approximately in English:No pay, No gain

haoly Wrote:
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> Shao zhuang bu nu li, lao da tu shang bei.
> 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲.


In english: An idle youth a needy age

Here one more to share:

saiweng shi ma, yan zhi fei fu?
塞翁失马,焉知非福?
a loss may turn out to be a gain.

Riti Wrote:
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> Life is not measured by how many breaths we take,
> but by the moments that take our breath away.


you should have indicated the source of the quotation, that is "hitch"

Forgiving is not forgetting. It's letting go of the hurt.

Peace in country, peace in world. Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK

you can't say that: lao da tu shang bei, shao zhuang bu nuli.

Hmn, long time of a break. How has everyone been?
Unicorn, that indeed was from "Mr. Hitch"

Here goes mine:

"The voice of the intellect is a soft one, but it does not rest till it has gained a hearing." - Sigmund Freud.


P.S. Does anyone have any idea why flickr is banned in China?

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"I am innocent....." O.J. Simpson

you are right.

“You don't know a woman until you have a letter from her”
~Ada Leverson

" Real Friends Stab You In The Front " - Oscar Wilde

« Yesterday's good might be tomorrow's evil ».

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/30/2008 07:20AM by Olive.

书中自有黄金屋，书中自有颜如玉。

study hard when your young, end up with a nice home and a hot woman



........or hot guy

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近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

be close to red you become red,
be close to black become black.

(dont let your surroundings influence you)

behind every good man, there is a better woman

很好，很强大！

xian ku hou tian
先苦后甜

no sweet without sweat.

Humanity on this earth is more related to a virus, we are not like animals that add to th natural circle. We move from place to place consuming natural resources and moving on.

Here is mine
No pains, no gains.

Without effort made, then no something good achieved.