Friday, November 2, 2007

OATHS OF FRIENDSHIP

If you were riding in a coach
And I were wearing a li (1),
And one day we met in the road,
you would get down and bow.
If you were carrying a teng (2)
And one day we met in the road
I would get down for you
(1)= peasant's straw hat
(2)= hawker's umbrella

I want to be your friend
For ever and ever without break or decay.
When the hills are all flat
And the rivers are all dry,
When it lightens and thunders in winter,
When it rains and snows in summer,
When Heaven and Earth mingle-
Not till then will I part from you.
CHINESE 1st CENTURY AD, tr. ARTHUR WALEY

Posted by KELLY (: at 4:10 AM

NEVER NEEDING TO SAY

"Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with."
MARK TWAIN (1835-1910)

Posted by KELLY (: at 4:05 AM

NEVER NEEDING TO SAY

"There's nothing worth the wear of winning,but laughter and the love of friends."
HILAIRE BELLOC (1870-1953)

Posted by KELLY (: at 4:02 AM

NEVER NEEDING TO SAY

"Happiness seems made to be shared."
JEAN RACINE (1639-1699)

Posted by KELLY (: at 3:59 AM

NEVER NEEDING TO SAY

"A joy shared is a joy doubled."
GOETHE (1749-1832)

Posted by KELLY (: at 3:40 AM

NEVER NEEDING TO SAY

"...that is the best-to laugh with someone because you both think the same thing is funny."
GLORIA VANDERBILT,b.1924

Posted by KELLY (: at 3:37 AM