When Sydney Carton cared to talk, he talked well; but the cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him.
- A Tale of Two Cities.
There was a farmer who grew superior quality, award-winning corn in his farm. Each year, he entered his corn in the state fair where it won honours and prizes.
One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew his corn. The reporter discovered…
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A professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see and asked the students, ‘How much do you think this glass weighs?’
’50 grams!’…. ’100 grams!’…… ’125 grams’ …… the students answered.
‘I really don’t know unless I weigh it,’ said the…
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Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs. His bed was next to the room’s only window. The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.
The men talked for…
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He had expected neither to walk on pavements of gold, nor to lie on beds of roses; if he had had any such exalted expectations, he would not have prospered. He had expected labour, and he found it, and did it, and made the best of it. In this, his prosperity consisted.
- A Tale of Two Cities.
Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. #islam #smile
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