The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no more respect than he exacts.
~ William Hazlitt
English essayist (1778 - 1830)

My friend wrote this in response to another friend's locked post. It really struck a chord in me.

If the sun were alive she would look around herself and see darkness everywhere, and then imagine she is woefully weak and inadequate, even though she is actually blindingly bright.

~ necturus

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Botany Photo of the Day

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Savage Chicken of the Day - AWESOME TODAY!!!

OED Word otD:
nock;
To fit (an arrow) to a bowstring ready for shooting.

Right now the Earth Science PotD is down, so I'll have to update it later.

Earth Science PotD

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Good ones for me to hold onto in the coming year:

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
~ Lucille Ball (1911 - 1989)

Holding onto anger is like grasping onto a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else. You are the one who gets burned.
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He may be mad, but there's method in his madness. There nearly always is method in madness. It's what drives men mad, being methodical.
- GK Chesterton