Silence Quotes
I’ve been reading a lot of silence quotes lately. Enjoy: There are times when silence has the loudest voice. -Leroy Brownlow Silence is a source of great strength. -Lao Tzu I have often repented speaking, but never of holding my tongue. -Xenocrates of Chalcedon (396-314BC) We need to find God, and he cannot be found […]
Book Review Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
The Emmy-Award winning HBO min-series Band of Brothers tells the true story of an American paratrooper regiment that fought in World War II. Based on the book by historian Stephen E. Ambrose of the same name, Band of Brothers touched the hearts of millions of people and became a huge success. The soldiers of Easy […]
Why Not Think?
Here’s another poem for you. Hope you like it. It’s called: WHY NOT THINK? It’s a little thing to do, Just to think, Anyone, no matter who, Ought to think, Take a little Time each day From the minutes thrown away, Spare it from your work or play, Stop and think. You will find that […]
Success is the Bride of Endeavor
Here’s a little poem about success that I thought you might like: Success is the Bride of Endeavor It’s the coward who stops at misfortune, It’s the knave who changes each day; It’s a fool who wins half the battle, And throws all his chances away. There’s little in life but labor, And tomorrow may […]
Book Review I Don’t Believe In Atheists
Here’s another book review by a friend of mine. It’s called “I Don’t Believe in Atheists” by Chris Hedges The topics of religion, atheism, and fundamentalism have been hotly debated in the last decade or so as the West has become increasingly more secular. The related, yet more rudimentary debate of science versus religion has […]
Book Review of How the Scots Invented the Modern World
How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe’s Poorest Nation Created Our World & Everything in It by Arthur Herman (2001) If you are looking for a good history of Scotland and its impact, as well as Great Britain and the British Empire, then look no further than Arthur […]
The Most Refining of All Influences
I love Emerson. With that Emerson-Quotes page I posted a while ago, I didn’t even scratch the surface of the depth of Emerson’s writings. I will rectify that in the coming weeks. Here’s a new one I just found from him that I like a lot: “It is the property of the religious spirit to […]
Guest Post – Count Your Blessings
This is a guest-post by Ganapathy Subramanian. My dad Mr.Sundaram turns 75 this month and what a glorious life it was. If there is one quote that comes to my mind when I think of his life, it is – Count your blessings. My dad was born in a small village in south India. He […]