This is a repeat of a previous strong words. Have we seen the end of TC’s quotation collection? I sure hope not. I love Strong Words.
[quote]samdiesel wrote:
This is a repeat of a previous strong words. Have we seen the end of TC’s quotation collection? I sure hope not. I love Strong Words.[/quote]
Me too. But here’s some backup. TC can quote my quotes all he wants. Not all of them are strong, but they moved me.
If you cannot see the bright side, polish the dull side. (Anon)
Most people don’t listen with the intent to understand, they listen with the intent to reply. (Steven Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People)
Give what you can. To someone it may be better than you think. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
Some pursue happiness. Others create it. (Author unknown)
Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them. (Anon)
Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to e. (Abraham Lincoln)
We are only fragile threads, but what a tapestry we make. (Jerry Ellis, Walking the Trail)
Always do what’s right. It will gratify half of mankind, and astound the other. (Mark Twain)
You’ll never change the world by telling people what they should or shouldn’t do. Teach by example - be living proof of the joys of kindness. People’s admiration will be such that they’ll fall over themselves to emulate you. (AKM)
Treat everyone as if they have a sign around their neck saying ‘Help me to feel good about myself’. (Author unknown)
There are a hundred ways of giving away little margins of time you will never miss, which could be riches to someone. (David Dunn, Try Giving Yourself Away)
When you hear a kind word spoken about a friend, tell him so. (H. Jackson Brown)
Cherish yesterday … Dream tomorrow … Live Today (Richard Bach, Jonathan Livingston Seagull)
Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today. (Will Rogers)
What angers us in another person is more often than not an unhealed aspect of ourselves. If we had already resolved that particular issue, we would not be irritated by its reflection back to us. (Simon Peter Fuller, Rising Out of Chaos)