"Than" is a grammatical particle serving as both conjunction and preposition in the English language. It introduces a comparison, and as such is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates. Than - Etymology. In etymology, it represents Old English þanne, which was a variant of þonne, meaning "then". It is therefore cognate with German denn, "th ...

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than, tan: (Thai). Reverend, venerable.

 (See also: Than, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

Most world leaders, international organisations and so-called peace summits tend to define peace in the shadow of war, as 'a situation where there is no war"between nations.

By doing so they are actually taking a negative view. By viewing the positive element in contrast to the negative, we will end up underrating the former'spotential. By defining light as the 'absence of darkness"or, life as the 'absence of death", we assign greater importance to the powers of darkness and death, or in the case of peace, to war, rather than peace.

(See also: Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

Be your own hero, it's cheaper than a movie ticket.

- Doug Horton

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There must be more to life than having everything.

- Maurice Sendak

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Have there ever been times in your life when you needed some guidance?... some direction in life, or a bit of help making a major decision? Where did you turn? To a trusted friend? A family member? An astrologer or psychic? Maybe you found some helpful direction from these sources, or maybe not. Did you ever wish that there was a higher source of wisdom and guidance you could turn to? One that is free from human bias, whose wisdom is absolutely trustworthy? This higher source of guidance does, indeed exist, and is closer than you may imagine. It is always available to you.

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A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.

- General George S. Patton

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Your children need your presence more than your presents.

- Jesse Jackson

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It's easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is much better at the top.

- Arnold Bennet

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Nothing shows a man's character more than what he laughs at.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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You can make more friends in a month by being interested in them than in ten years by trying to get them interested in you.

- Charles Allen

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The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others

- Vincent Van Gogh

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If you won't be better tomorrow than you were today, then what do you need tomorrow for?

- Rebbe Nachman of Breslov

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You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.

- Dale Carnegie

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If you really want the best deal in life, stop making deals. Yet, your very demeanour should be such that your client is simply bowled over. This is not a trick.

The deal will happen if it's necessary; it won't happen if it's not. It is for the well-being of both parties, so it must be needed by both of you. Once we're in this world, there are transactions, personal or otherwise.

(See also: Life and Death, Life and Beyond, Death and Dying, Body Mind and Soul)

American Biswanath Halder had always nursed what he believed was a legitimate grudge against his old college. Three years ago he went berserk  which left Norman Wallace, a young student, dead.

While sentencing him to life imprisonment, the judge told a seemingly nonrepentant Halder that some of Wallace's relatives were in court and that he owed them an apology. Halder responded with: ÒIt's a terrific tragedy and I'm exceptionally sorry.Ó To this, one of the victim's brothers replied: ÒI do forgive you. I don't want to have that on me. I don't want to be like you.Ó

Genuine apologies are, of course, very difficult and Halder's was nowhere near that.

(See also: Essence of Affirmations, Affirmations, Practising Affirmations, Life Transforming Affirmations, Essence of Affirmations, Faith and Belief, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Body Mind and Soul)

American Biswanath Halder had always nursed what he believed was a legitimate grudge against his old college. Three years ago he went berserk  which left Norman Wallace, a young student, dead.

While sentencing him to life imprisonment, the judge told a seemingly nonrepentant Halder that some of Wallace's relatives were in court and that he owed them an apology. Halder responded with: "It's a terrific tragedy and I'm exceptionally sorry." To this, one of the victim's brothers replied: "I do forgive you. I don't want to have that on me. I don't want to be like you."

Genuine apologies are, of course, very difficult and Halder's was nowhere near that.

(See also: Essence of Affirmations, Affirmations, Practising Affirmations, Life Transforming Affirmations, Essence of Affirmations, Faith and Belief, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Body Mind and Soul)

It is important to understand that The Law of Attraction operates in every moment. Right now, in this very moment, each of us is offering a vibration and The Law of Attraction is matching that vibration and giving us more of it; whether or not we are offering that vibration deliberately or non-deliberately. As the definition says, whether wanted or unwanted, we attract more of whatever vibration we offer in every moment.

(See also: Law of Attraction - Deliberate Attraction, Michael Losier, Law of Attraction, Practising Law of Attraction, Law of Attraction for Prosperity, Law of Attraction for Love, Law of Attraction - Obstacles)

In the context of this article, FTL actually refers to the transmission of information or matter faster than c, a constant equal to the speed of light in a vacuum, roughly 300 million metres per second. This is not quite the same as travelling faster than light, since: There are some processes which do propagate faster than c, but which can't actually carry information (See the Apparent FTL section in this article). Light itself will travel at a speed slower than c when not in a vacuum (causing refr ...

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Faster-than-light, Faster-than-light - Terminology, Faster-than-light - Possibility of FTL, Faster-than-light - Option A: Ignore special relativity., Faster-than-light - Option B: Get light to go faster., Faster-than-light - Option C: Give up causality., Faster-than-light - Option D: Give up absolute relativity., Faster-than-light - Tachyons, Faster-than-light - General relativity, Faster-than-light - Apparent FTL, Faster-than-light - Moving spot of light, Faster-than-light - Relative motion, Faster-than-light - Phase velocities above c, Faster-than-light - Group velocities above c, Faster-than-light - Universal expansion, Faster-than-light - Astronomical observations, Faster-than-light - Quantum mechanics

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