One of my quotes that I live by is "Live everyday to its fullest".
"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome" - not sure who said it.
"What's the worse thing that can happen? Why worry about things beyond your control? If you have a roof over your head and food on the table you are doing OK" - my Stepmother
"Don't sweat the small stuff"
"Pick your fights"
I love this post..great idea !
" do unto others as you would have them do unto you"
" a penny saved is a penny earned'
" It is better to try and fail , than to never try at all'
" the only"stupid" question is the one you don't ask"
"Remember God gave us all two ears and one mouth for a reason"
"Judge not lest ye be judged"
Choose well, love much
Also Be
Trustworthy
Loyal
Helpful
Friendly
Courteous
Kind
Helpful
Obedient
Cheerful
Thrifty
Brave
Clean
Reverent
"Love thy neighbor as thy self"
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"
~From the bible.
Gee, if everyone practiced this, wouldn't the world be a great place.
"Pride is the recognition of the fact that you are your own highest value and, like all of man`s values, it has to be earned."
Ayn Rand
Here are some from my collection. I don't keep track of their origins, I cut and paste lines that strike me from time to time and save them in a long file on my computer.
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Lord, put your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth. Amen!
We keep trying to roll that rock up the hill, only to have it roll back down. Well, it's just going to have to sit there at the bottom from now on It's just a rock. And that's acceptance.
Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoes.
Women are like tea bags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water!
A rationalist is a person who plays the hand of cards they are dealt, not the hand of cards they wish they had.
As Mark Twain once said, "there are lies, there are damn lies, and then there are statistics".
Bravery is not what you feel but what you make up your mind to do.
"Grasshopper, there are three secrets to a happy life:
One, keep your eyes and ears open.
Two, don't tell everything you know."
I found the quote that's been coming to mind these last few weeks.
"I must hold everything loosely, because when I grip it tightly, it hurts when God pries my fingers loose and takes it from me."
Hold onto things loosely (forgot the rest...)
“Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.”
“Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”
“Worry is a cycle of inefficient thoughts whirling around a center of fear.” (I need that one)
~ Faith is like radar that sees through the fog. ~
~ Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength ~
~Corrie ten Boom.
" If you are going to regret what you are doing in the morning then sleep until noon"
"You can be talked out of getting in trouble easier than you can be talked out of trouble"
"When faced with the lesser of two evils-Pick the one that you haven't done before"
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief"
-Ecclesiatstes 1:18
HERE ARE SOME GOOD QUOTES:
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.
I didn't find my friends; the good Lord gave them to me.
THIS ONE IS FUNNY AND SO TRUE:
The man who says his wife can't take a joke forgets that she took him.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE:
One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.
HERE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE THAT EVERYONE MUST REMEMBER:
God’s last name is not ‘Damnit.’
No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
The fox condemns the trap, not himself.
Listen to the fools reproach! it is a kingly title!
What is now proved was once only imagined.
William Blake
I love that one, Sarah! I'm still working on it, it's hard!
"They can take my life but they will never take my freedom." From Braveheart but very true.
~~~Go with a spirit that fears nothing~~~
jimi posted this a long time ago in a journal.
~* Never lose site of hope; Without hope there is no chance for optimism ~*
"Alway be and do as good as you can. If you cannot do good, you should at least avoid causing any harm."
--Dalai Lama (I think)
God will never give me more than I can handle; sometimes, he just puts more trust in me.
Make sure you put your mind in gear before you put your mouth in motion.
People who live in glass houses, shouldn't throw stone :)