Back before I downgraded my satellite service I used to watch Meerkat Manor on Animal Plant. Very often I would call my mother on Friday nights and we would share our take on Flower's daily dramas. So it was only a little surprising to find the book Wisdom of Meerkats in the package my mom sent me this week. Nestled between two Styrofoam boxes containing new pieces for my Irish Nativity was this little book full of meerkat photos and inspiring quotes from a vast array of people--Mother Theresa, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Tori Amos, William Shakespeare, etc. Here are some that stood out to me:
"Sleep is the best mediation."--Dalai Lama
"Always do right--this will gratify some and astonish the rest."--Mark Twain
"Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was." --Dag Hammarskjöld
"Minds are like parachutes; they only function when open." --Thomas Dewar
"A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart."--Goethe
"The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character." --Margaret Chase Smith
"Waste not fresh tears over old griefs."--Euripides
(The picture in this post is one I took at the Memphis Zoo during my birthday trip this summer.)
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Wisdom of Meerkats
Back before I downgraded my satellite service I used to watch Meerkat Manor on Animal Plant. Very often I would call my mother on Friday nights and we would share our take on Flower's daily dramas. So it was only a little surprising to find the book Wisdom of Meerkats in the package my mom sent me this week. Nestled between two Styrofoam boxes containing new pieces for my Irish Nativity was this little book full of meerkat photos and inspiring quotes from a vast array of people--Mother Theresa, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Tori Amos, William Shakespeare, etc. Here are some that stood out to me:
"Sleep is the best mediation."--Dalai Lama
"Always do right--this will gratify some and astonish the rest."--Mark Twain
"Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was." --Dag Hammarskjöld
"Minds are like parachutes; they only function when open." --Thomas Dewar
"A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart."--Goethe
"The right way is not always the popular and easy way. Standing for right when it is unpopular is a true test of moral character." --Margaret Chase Smith
"Waste not fresh tears over old griefs."--Euripides
(The picture in this post is one I took at the Memphis Zoo during my birthday trip this summer.)
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