Thursday, September 07, 2006

SweetnessPleasantnessAgreeablenessKindness

Quotes on Sweetness

“The sweetness and pleasantness of personality should be evident in his actions and thoughts. This will help in establishing peace and happiness all round and lead to the feeling of universal brotherhood.”
-Atharva Veda


“In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.”
-Kahlil Gibran


“There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character. Some announce goodness and sweetness, others betray sarcasm, bitterness and pride; some soften the countenance by their languishing tenderness, others brighten by their spiritual vivac”
-Johann Kaspar Lavater



“Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones”



Quotes on Pleasantness



“Build this day on a foundation of pleasant thoughts. Never fret at any imperfections that you fear may impede your progress. Remind yourself, as often as necessary, that you are a creature of God and have the power to achieve any dream by lifting up your thoughts. You can fly when you decide that you can. Never consider yourself defeated again. Let the vision in your heart be in your life's blueprint. Smile!”
-Og Mandino (American Essayist and Psychologist, 1923-1996)



“It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life.”
-Epicurus (Greek philosopher, BC 341-270)



“Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend springs from his earnest counsel”
-Bible



“The pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety.”
-Jane Austen



“Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.” -Bible



“A positive attitude may not solve every problem but it makes solving any problem a more pleasant experience.”
-Grant Fairley



“Life is not a continuum of pleasant choices, but of inevitable problems that call for strength, determination, and hard work”
-Indian Proverb



“Love is more pleasant than marriage for the same reason that novels are more amusing than history”

-Chamfort



“There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.”
-Buddha



Quotes on Agreeableness



“A companion loves some agreeable qualities which a man may possess, but a friend loves the man himself”
-James Boswell quotes (Scottish Biographer, 1740-1795)



“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” -Winston Churchill quotes (British Orator, Author and Prime Minister during World War II. 1874-1965)



“Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.”
-St. Thomas Aquinas quotes (Scholastic philosopher and theologian, 1225-1274)



“Love is a hidden fire, A pleasant sore, A delicious poison, A delectable pain, An agreeable torment, A sweet and throbbing wound, A gentle death” -Fernando de Pujas



“The foods that promote longevity, virtue, strength, health, happiness, and joy; are juicy, smooth, substantial, and agreeable to the stomach.”
-Bhagavad Gita





Quotes on Kindness





"There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping to lift someone up."
- Bernard Meltzer



"The best portions of a good man's life,His little, nameless, unremembered acts,Of kindness and love."
- William Wordsworth



"Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless."
- Mother Teresa



"Kindness is tenderness. Kindness is love, but perhaps greater than love...Kindness is good will. Kindness says, "I want you to be happy."
- Randolph Ray



"You have not lived a perfect day...unless you have done something for someone who will never be able to repay you."
- Ruth Smeltzer.



"Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference"
-Barbara DeAngelis



"Life is not so short but that there is always time enough for courtesy"
-Ralph Waldo Emerson



"No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure"
-Emma Goldman



"Life's most urgent question is, what are you doing for others?"
-Martin Luther King, Jr