Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Giving, Sharing)

Sharing is sometimes more demanding than giving.
 -- MARY CATHERINE BATESON : 

Giving is the language of heart. Sharing is the language of soul. When we give, there is a feeling of bliss and supreme level of exhilaration. When we share, everybody is happy; everyone is a winner!
--ALEX P. VIDAL

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Sorrow)

Sorrow is easy to express and so hard to tell.
-- JONI MITCHELL :

Sometimes our facial expressions can adequately deliver the silent message. And if only the heart can speak, it will not wait for the mouth to do the story telling.
-- ALEX P. VIDAL

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Laughter)

A day without laughter is a day wasted.
-- CHARLIE CHAPLIN :

Nothing to worry actually if there's no laughter within 24 hours. We can't force ourselves to laugh if our intention is only to make our day complete. Smile is the best substitute. A smile will not only fill the vacuums in our boring day, it will also magnetize goodwill and propagate positive vibration.
-- ALEX P. VIDAL

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Favor)

That man is worthless who knows how to receive a favor, but not how to return one.
-- PLAUTUS :

Some of those who give favors normally don't expect any return from anyone especially if their acts are "heartily-given." But this doesn't give the recipients imprimatur to behave like assholes and abuse the givers' kindness and benevolence.
-- ALEX P. VIDAL

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Silence)

He who does not understand your silence will probably not understand your words.
-- ELBERT HUBBARD :

There are silence that become louder when accompanied by a mind-blowing physical expression. If we can be easily baffled, shaken and shell-shocked by this psychological game, there is no guarantee that we can't be demolished and torn to shreds when it is translated into words and action.
-- ALEX P. VIDAL

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Appreciation)

I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.
 -- ELBERT HUBBARD : 

If life is a journey, abundance in material things can never guarantee genuine happiness and satisfaction. A journey has the beginning and ending. It doesn't have permanence. It is better to have a limited supply of things we appreciate in the beginning and enjoy a light travel, than to have a plethora of things we don't necessarily need and be suffocated in the end.
-- ALEX P. VIDAL

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Desires)

I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies.
-- ARISTOTLE :

When we deal with enemies, we risk only losing a battle but won't be humiliated in losing a good fight. But when we tackle our desires, we risk losing our dignity and self worth if we end up the ones being swallowed whole by desires.
-- ALEX P. VIDAL

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Love, Understand)

There are two kinds of people in the world -- those you love, and those you don't understand.
 -- UNKNOWN : 

If we do not understand them, we can never love them. They will remain in the opposite side of the fence, and this is a sad and tragic reality.
-- ALEX P. VIDAL

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Forgiveness, Trust)

If we are bound to forgive an enemy, we are not bound to trust him.
 -- THOMAS FULLER : 

Forgiveness is a virtue while trust is a choice. To trust an enemy is not a mandatory string to be attached on a package deal of forgiveness. We may forgive, but we don't forget, of course; and as long as we remember, our cognitive power will put trust in the backseat. 
-- ALEX P. VIDAL

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Mistake)

Assert your right to make a few mistakes. If people can't accept your imperfections, that's their fault.
 -- DR. DAVID M. BURNS : 

When we are mocked and rejected because of our errors, we mustn't vow our heads in shame. It's more derogatory and disgraceful to quit without trying to bounce back than to permanently fall after a gallant attempt to correct our mistakes.
-- ALEX P. VIDAL 

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Suspicion)

Suspicion is the cancer of friendship.
--PETRARCH :

If our friends fail to "like" our Facebook posts, we shouldn't be quick to conclude that "they have changed a lot" and/or "are motivated by jealousy and envy." Ouch. Either we have become too big for our breeches or just plain and simple paranoid. This will only happen if we magnify unimportant things into major events and, thus, offend the wrong persons and shatter relationships.
-- ALEX P. VIDAL

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Fear)

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
 -- MARIE CURIE : 

Ignorance is the precursor or No. 1 cause of our irrational fears, paranoia, prejudice, discrimination, bitterness, sadness, and cruelty. If we can at least be culturally literate and magnanimous, learning and understanding will altogether complete our intellectual development and healing process.
--ALEX P. VIDAL 

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Goodness)

"Goodness is the only investment that never fails."
--HENRY DAVID THOREAU :

"When the ethical and behavioral patterns of some people around us are showing signs of rapid decline, we need to save and invest more in goodness. Our moral capital gains are secured when we maintain a good relationship with others."
--ALEX P. VIDAL

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Friends)

The best time to make friends is before you need them.
--ETHEL BARRYMORE :

We acquire friends not because we expect to use them as shields when we are under siege. We can't live alone.. No man is an island. When friends come to our defense, it's a bonus. If they decide to stay away while we are being torn to pieces by enemies, no hard feelings. Foibles of life!
--ALEX P. VIDAL

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Humility)

When we become aware of our humility, we've lost it.
 -- UNKNOWN : 

Awareness is consciousness. If we are conscious of our humility, we can fake, fabricate, or even exaggerate it. Genuine humility is spontaneous, natural, and heart-felt.
-- ALEX P. VIDAL

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Wealth)

A person's true wealth is the good he or she does in the world.
-- MOHAMMED :

Even if they don't have fat bank accounts, cars, mansions, jewelry items, some of those who are so compassionate, generous, faithful, and understanding feel richer than the combined wealth of the founders of Microsoft and iPad; they feel happier than the top billionaires listed in Forbes Magazine.
--ALEX P. VIDAL

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Want, Need)

You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need. 
-- VERNON HOWARD :

It's not necessary to own a mansion on a hill if we only need a shelter. It's not necessary to be heaped with hallelujah like demigods if we only need recognition for a good deed. It's not necessary to own a Mercedes Benz if we only want to reach our destination on time. 
-- ALEX P. VIDAL 

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Happiness)

Don't wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you've got to make yourself.
-- ALICE WALKER :

The pursuit of happiness is a fundamental mission statement of any human being. We're happy when our stomach is full; when we achieve inner peace and satisfaction; when our basic needs are met; when our freedom is unrestricted; when our love and desire are unhampered. 
-- ALEX P. VIDAL

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Words)

A blow with a word strikes deeper than a blow with a sword.
-- ROBERT BURTON :

Ugly or insulting words are like shrapnel that pierces into the mind and feeling, thus we are fatally hit and wrecked mentally and emotionally. We will have to agonize if they register in our memory. If we are instantly killed by a sword, all the pains will also die with us.
--ALEX P. VIDAL

Alex P. Vidal Quotes (Knowledge)

Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.
-- GEORGE BERNARD SHAW :

If ignorance will produce illiterates, false knowledge will produce idiots.
-- ALEX P. VIDAL