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“A quotation at the right moment is like bread in a famine.”
-Talmud
I have been inspired by memorable quotes as long as I can remember, even when I don’t know who the author was, like Talmud. I have been collecting quotes that I find inspiring and motivational for many years. I started sending a daily quotation to “My Favorite People” shortly after learning to use the computer. I love how wisdom aquired over the years can be imparted in a few short words.
“A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.”
-Miguel de Cervantes
In time I began adding other motivational stories and links to my daily e-mail, figuring that as long as I was sending it out, I might as well make it as valuable as possible to my readers. Without realizing it, this was slowly becoming a larger and larger daily task of love. My list of Favorite People had grown to the point where it was being seen as Spam by some e-mail systems.
Oh No!
Eventually my own e-mail server accused me of Spamming and shut down my outgoing e-mail. I was ready to stop sending out the e-mail quotes; after all there was no money in it; nothing for me but work and aggravation. But, as is the case with many things, the problem led to the solution and I discovered Constant Contact. With Constant Contact I could create my message and send to as many people as I want, more professionally without the Spam threats. Furthermore Constant Contact provided me with the opportunity to let people “Opt-In” to the list directly from the front page of my website without me having to add them into my address book and onto my quote list.
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February 26th, 2009 at 4:29 am
Great! The Talmud is a record of Rabbinnic discussions
February 26th, 2009 at 4:30 am
The Talmud is a record of Rabbinic discussions pertaining to Jewish laws, traditions, customs, history,
February 26th, 2009 at 11:48 am
These quotes keep me coming back. Okay, I will sign up for the daily, even though I don’t really want anymore stuff coming into my e-mail inbox. If it’s not good stuff I will opt out just as fast.
February 28th, 2009 at 6:14 am
I have been a long time subscriber to Ron’s site and get much much more out of the quotes than not. In fact I can’t actually thinkof ay ‘nots’ They inspire, condone, teach, irritate (as in producing pearls) and while some really hit home, others I disagree with to such an extent that I am moved to do more research etc. Generally though, I am a better person for seeing stuff through others’ eyes Confucius or not! My current favourite is “just because you can doesn’t mean to say that you should.” Don’t remember who first said it, but am finding it useful in all sorts of ways. Suits any occasion, any action, any resolution, any spens, any target, any focus … well it does for me anyway. ‘frrinstance, just because I can be ill-tempered doesn’t mean to say I should…or just because I can eat that burger and fries doesn’t mean I should…or just because my boss can be rude and mean to me doesn’t mean to say she should! None of you needed my examples, I was just testing what I said before…
Cheers
Lestie
Johannesburg S A