On being true
“No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true. ” Nathaniel Hawthorne
Category Archive: Quotes
Living Green
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant” Robert Louis Stevenson via Quote: Robert Louis Stevenson on Living Green | Greatist.com.
Forgiveness and Tolerance
“You can forgive someone almost anything. But you cannot tolerate everything… We don’t have to tolerate what people do just because we forgive them for doing it. Forgiving heals us personally. To tolerate… Read More
Faith
Or, perhaps you prefer the George Michael perspective…
The world needs you
notsalmon via The world needs you. It needs that special thing you’ve been dreaming about since you were little. – Marie Forleo.
Do The Thing You Fear!
“You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage – pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically – to say ‘no’ to other things. And the way to do that is by having… Read More
What Are You Putting Off?
“A year from now, you will have wish you had started today.” ~ Karen Lamb via Jackie Dumaine – Blog – What Are You Putting Off?.
If someone’s been a jerk to you….
Sure it’s bad if someone’s a jerk to you. But things could be worse. You could be that jerk. ~ Karen Salmansohn via If someone’s been a jerk to you…..
Be Love Anyway!
“People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered; forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives: Be kind anyway. What you spend years creating others could destroy… Read More
Just for today…
I will be agreeable, will look as well as I can, dress becomingly, talk low, act courteously, criticise not one bit, not find fault with anything and not try to improve or regulate… Read More
Sometimes We Need to Go Backward Before We Can Move Forward
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” ~ Albert Einstein via Sometimes We Need to Go Backward Before We Can Move Forward | Tiny Buddha: Wisdom Quotes, Letting Go, Letting Happiness In.
Don’t Give Up (You’re on the Right Track)
Go to the source: Don’t Give Up (You’re on the Right Track) [BLOG] « Positively Positive. Or, enjoy this song from one of my favorite musicals, Pippin: Or this one from Peter Gabriel and… Read More
On Risks… :-D
Risks Demotivator® – The Original Demotivational Posters.
On Expectations…
“If you treat an individual as he is, he will remain how he is. But if you treat him as if he were what he ought to be and could be, he will… Read More
On the Tongue…
Proverbs 18:21 NIV The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
On Happiness…
The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances. ~ Martha Washington
…on Fear
“Fear knocked at the door and faith answered. No one was there.” ~ English Proverb via Today’s Quotes: In The Midst Of Chaos – Keep Stillness Inside You!.
On Being Yourself…
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
