Senior High School Within Manatangale E.S.

50 Selected Quotes by Charly S. I love you the more in that I believe you had liked me for my own sake and for nothing else. John Keats But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated. Ernest Hemingwa When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. Franklin D. Roosevel There is nothing permanent except change. Heraclitus You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. Indira Gandhi Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both. Niccolo Machiavelli The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward. Amelia Earhart Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone

"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body." by Joseph Addison

Do best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. by Maya Angelou

And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good. by John Steinbeck

"Come with me where dreams are born & time is never planned" by Peter Pan

Sometimes you will never know the value of  a moment until it becomes a memory. by Dr. Seuss

"In the end, we'll all become stories." by Margaret Atwood

"Why not go out on a limb? That's where the fruit is." by Mark Twain

"We have become the men who we wanted to marry." by Gloria effing Steinem

"Books are  a  uniquely potable  magic." by Stephen King

A greet pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do. by Walter Bagehot

"Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of  looking at life through the wrong end of   TELESCOPE." by Dr. Seuss

"Don't forget - no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell." by Charles de Lint

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. by Leonardo da Vinci

"I don't care  if a reader hates of my story, just as long as he finishes the book." by Roald Dalh

You'll turn out ordinary if you're not careful. by Ann Brashares

" To a greet mind nothing is little." by Sherlock Holmes

The Legend of the Banana When the world was still new, spirits and ghosts roamed everywhere especially in gloomy caves and in every niche and corners under the houses of mortals. Their presence can be felt and their voice can be heard at night but they were never seen. A brave and beautiful young girl named Raya, would always search for spirits inside the caves and along the forests, bringing along a lighted candle. She has always felt the presence of a kind spirit, following her all the time. One day, Raya heard someone call her name and when she looked up, she saw a handsome young man. The young man's name is Sag-in, the spirit who kept on following her. Sag-in confessed that he had fallen in love with a mortal. They eventually got married and had a child. Sag-in knew that his time on earth is short-lived for he is a spirit-man and he had to return to the spirit world soon. When the time has come and he had to leave, he called Raya and explained why he had to go. As he

The Legend of Makahiya A myth submitted to the site by Zinnia Marniel Bendayon  Long time ago, there was a couple in Barangay Masagana (Pampanga today) who wanted a daughter. Their wish was granted and the wife gave birth to a baby girl. They called her Maria. Maria was very beautiful but very shy that she wouldn't go out from their house. Weeks later, Spaniards came to their town. The Spaniards were very cruel that they get everything they wanted. They rob houses and kill everyone who gets in their way and who refuses to give what they wanted. The couple was very frightened to lose their daughter so, they hid Maria in the bushes so the Spaniards couldn't find her. After the Spaniards left their town, the couple tried to look for Maria but they couldn't find her even in the bushes where they hid her, instead they found a little plant that is very sensitive that when you touch it, it would immediately close. So they thought it was their daughter, Maria. They called the

The Legend of the Pineapple: A Filipino Folk Tale Once upon a time, there was a woman who lived with her daughter Pina in a tiny hut in the village. They were poor, and the mother worked day and night to make both ends meet. No matter how hard she worked, though, she never got any help from her daughter. Pina was a lazy, spoiled kid who liked to play in the backyard all day. Whenever her mother asked for help around the house or tried to send her on an errand, she would always find an excuse by saying she can’t find the object that was needed to complete that task. If her mother asked her to sweep the house, for example, she would say she cannot find the broom, even if it was right there in front of her. Needless to say, her mother always ended up doing the work herself.       One day, her mother became very ill. She called out to Pina, who as usual was playing in the backyard.       “Pina! Pina! Come over here,  anak . I am very sick. Can you cook some porridge for me please?