Future Enlarged

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. - Paul Boese


....especially for the forgiver.

Forgiveness

It really doesn't matter if the person who hurt you deserves to be forgiven. Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. You have things to do and you want to move on. - Real Live Preacher


Hate or forgiveness has no effect on the one it is directed towards.

Neglect

Neglect is a form of abuse. - Tina Redse

..... Always wondered why I hated being ignored.

Anger

Anger is never without reason, but seldom with a good one. - Benjamin Franklin

..... Hate is the same way.

Opposites Defined

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference. - Elie Wiesel 

  He might be right but I really don't care.

For Themselves

Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves. - Gene Fowler

Men, women, classmates, neighbors, politicians are all the same; out for themselves though their actions, on the surface, may look otherwise.

Absurd Atrocities

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. - Voltaire


And don't believe they wouldn't! History is full of examples.


(Other posts on History)

Pet Peeves

Peeves do not make very good pets. - Bo Bennett


And no one would probably notice if you got rid of them.


(Other posts on Perfection)

Sittin' on the Fly Swatter

The fly that does not want to be swatted is safest if it sits on the fly-swat. - Georg C. Lichtenberg

"Don't alienate your foes." may be as sound advice as "Don't alienate your friends."

Miserable Hate

Always remember others may hate you but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them. And then you destroy yourself. – Richard M. Nixon



Only miserable people hate - or is it hateful people are always miserable?

Two Quotes

If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it. - Calvin Coolidge


Speak in anger and you'll give the greatest speech you'll ever regret. - Anonymous



These two quotes go hand in hand.