Remember: Good things happen every day.
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Don’t ruin a new day by thinking about yesterday. Let it go.
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Remember that all of us have the ability to help one another.
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Renew your commitment to stand against evil!
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Don’t use words as weapons, but as encouragement.
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Do what makes you happy!
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It is not the length of life, but depth of life.
………Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Work hard not to be hard-hearted.
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Remember: Life is a creative process.
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It’s essential, to tell the truth at all times. This will reduce life’s pain. Lying distorts reality.
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The best time for new beginnings is now!
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When you can’t control what’s happening challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what’s happening. That’s where your power is.
… Author Unknown
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It’s not what we have in life, but who we have in our life that matters.
… Margaret Laurence
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Work to be good company for others. Good company is positive, honest, loving, helpful, non-judgmental, patient and willing to listen.
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Everyone can make a difference in their community.
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Remember: Working together we make each other stronger.
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Make “quality” a tradition in your family.
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Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.
… Carol Burnett
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We don’t know what tomorrow may bring, but remember … God will be there.
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One day or day one.
It’s your decision.
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Wherever life plants you, bloom with grace.
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There is greatness in doing something you hate for the sake of someone you love.
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Every day might not be good, but there is something good in every day!
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Spend some time today with someone you love!
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Remember – Limitations only exist if you let them.
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The acquisition of knowledge doesn’t mean you’re growing. Growing happens when what you know changes how you live.
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Remember – Life is better when you follow Jesus.
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Don’t forget to laugh every day.
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Work today to turn your heavy burdens over to God.
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Thanksgiving is coming up.
Start a list now of what you are thankful for.
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Remember: We don’t need to pray elaborate prayers, God hears and understands.
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Remember: In everything give thanks!
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Jesus says “I will meet your needs as they arise … not before they arise.”
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Remember that God has the last word, and that word is love!
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Try to live this day in a simple, sincere and serene way.
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Work to be faithful in prayer, work, study and physical exercise.
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Practice gratitude every day.
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We can pray in our hearts and mend all day long.
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Remember: Love sees everything and loves anyway.
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Be willing to share your faith!
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Miracles are just a prayer away.
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God will never ignore us.
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It takes daily practice to love God above everything.
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Remember: God is never too busy to take your call.
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Make this your motto: “Too Blessed to be Stressed.”
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Today work at not being impatient.
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Don’t engage in unnecessary debates.
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A lie has speed, but truth has endurance.
… Author Unknown
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Make this a great day for someone else!
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Don’t be judgemental.
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Remember: Life is a creative process.
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We should take our faith seriously, but not ourselves.
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See what you can recycle today.
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Speak less and listen more!
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Remember: Miracles are a prayer away.
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It is not the length of life, but depth of life.
… Ralph Waldo Emerson
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If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories. … Richard Nixon
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One day or day one. It’s your decision.
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If you can Dream it, you can Do it!
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Do not let the Devil steal your Joy!
… Posted at First Free Will Baptist Church in Chipley
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Bad days make you appreciate the good ones.
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Take your faith seriously, but not yourself.
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You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. … Author Unknown
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Don’t be afraid to try new things.
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A small act of kindness can make a big difference in someone’s life.
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Remember: “What you do every day matters more than what you do every once in a while.” … Author Unknown
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Be a Warrior for Christ … not a worrier.
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Stop every day to count your blessings.
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Friends are God’s way of taking care of us.
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Live your life to express, not to impress.
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Remember: Bad things happen to good people.
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Positive thinking is not about expecting the best to happen every time, but accepting that whatever happens is the best for this moment.
… Author Unknown
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You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself. … Ethel Barrymore
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We all have the capacity for good and evil – which one will you choose?
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Remember: Just Be Kind!
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Visits always give pleasure – if not the arrival, the departure.
— Portuguese proverb
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As Christians our only option is to press on and wrestle with the tough stuff.
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The world is a dangerous place – not because of the people who are evil but because of the people who don’t do anything about it. … Albert Einstein
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Remember: There is still much we don’t know and don’t understand.
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Remember: Small-scale sins can grow – and infest our hearts like mold.
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Be the type of person who not only turns heads, but turns souls as well.
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Remember to clean up after yourself.
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Use ‘kind’ words – Ignore ‘mean’ ones!
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In a world where you can be anything, be kind.
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Worry Less — Smile More
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A good man is not necessarily a Godly man, but a Godly man is certainly a good man!
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A weed is no more than a flower in disguise. … James Russell Lowell
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Remember: Life is too short to spend time hating anyone!
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Always work to make tomorrow a great day!
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Remember: Inside every person you know, there’s a person you don’t know.
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Remember: Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.
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Make today special – help someone else!
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You might be amazed at what you can accomplish if you just keep trying.
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Man is so made that whenever anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
…. Jean de la Fontaine
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Remember: If you can dream it, you can do it.
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Worrying is like sitting in a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but it doesn’t get you anywhere.
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Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
…. Albert Einstein
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Life is a series of baby steps. …. Hoda Kotb
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The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. … Helen Keller
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If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one.
… Dolly Parton
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Wherever life plants you, bloom with grace.
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Find a way to bless your neighbor today.
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You have to be at your strongest when you’re feeling at your weakest.
…… Author Unkown
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Tough times don’t last. Tough people do. – Robert H. Schuller
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Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you. … Frank Lloyd Wright
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Mix a little foolishness with your prudence;
it’s good to be silly at the right moment.
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Remember: Everyone is our neighbor – Be Kind!
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Opportunity doesn’t always knock,
sometimes you have go to look for it.
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Turn your cants into cans and your dreams into plans.
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Remember: God’s love is ever-present; it does not falter or catch with the wind and rain the way our anxieties and fears do.
… From ‘Forward Day by Day’
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Find a way to bless your neighbor.
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Remember: You’re not getting older, you’re getting better.
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Remember that two heads can really be better than one. Ask for help and be willing to accept it!
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Remember to pray hardest when it’s hardest to pray.
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Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. … Helen Keller
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“You have two hands. One to help yourself, the second to help others.” … Author Unknown
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Was learning cursive really necessary?
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Remember what it took to make thie country great and then keep on doing it.
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Remember: Apologizing doesn’t always mean you’re wrong and the other person is right. It just means you value your relationship more than your ego.
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Remember: Time has a way of weeding out the trivial. ……………………………………….
Things that you learn in the South: You don’t have to wear a watch, because it doesn’t matter what time it is, you work until you’re done, or it’s too dark to see.
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Be an Encourager. The world is full of critics.
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We don’t know who we are until we see what we can do. …. Martha Grimes
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It might be smart to remember that each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases.
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Don’t wait for things to get easier, simpler, better. Life will always be compicated. Learn to be happy right now. Otherwise, you’ll run out of time. … Author Unknown
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For your information: The average lead pencil can draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
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Learn to listen more than you talk.
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It’s okay to feel what you feel.
Feelings are not right or wrong.
They just are.
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Every day is a new opportunity.
You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start over again.
That’s the way life is, with a new game every day.
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Don’t wait for things to get easier, simpler, better. Life will always be complicated. Learn to be happy right now. Otherwise, you’ll run out of time. Author Unknown
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This could be important: The first umbrella factory in the United States opened in Baltimore, Maryland in 1828
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Jesus commands us to love – nothing more and nothing less. May we take him at his word.
…. Marshall Jolly
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Remember: Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
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Remember: The less you respond to negativity, the more peaceful your life becomes.
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Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will!
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Remember that God loves you no matter what!
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To believe is to be strong.
Doubt cramps energy.
Belief is power.
… Frederick William Robertson
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Life is easier when you make Jesus your anchor.
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Maybe today is not one of your favorites, but never forget that every day you wake up is an amazing gift and it’s up to you to make it count.
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Remember to walk with God all day, every day!
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Don’t strive to make your presence noticed,
just make your absence felt.
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A negative mind will never give you a positive life.
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What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think.
…. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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To be loved, be lovable.
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Remember: A closed mouth gathers no foot.
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I’ve learned over the years that money doesn’t buy class.
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One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides. ….. W.E. Johns
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Generally speaking, you aren’t learning much when your lips are moving.
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Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.
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All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.
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The way people treat you is a statement about who they are as a human being. It is not a statement about you.
… Author Unknown
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Joy is not in things; it is in us.
… Richard Wagner
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I’ve learned ….. That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.
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Remember: You were created to make a difference!
… Author Unknown
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It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer. …. Albert Einstein
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Did you know – There are more chickens in the world than people.
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The great things about books – No commercials.
… Posted in front of the Chipley Library
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Don’t worry about old age; it doesn’t last that long !
… Author Unknown
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Don’t trip over what is behind you.
…. Author Unknown
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GOOD FRIENDS ARE THE RARE JEWELS OF LIFE … DIFFICULT TO FIND AND IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE!
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My petition: Lord keep Your arm around my shoulder and Your hand over my mouth!
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Things that you learn in the South – You don’t PUSH buttons, you MASH them.
… Author Unknown
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Over the years I’ve learned that the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.
… Author Unknown
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Fear not tomorrow; GOD is always there!
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Let each day be your masterpiece.
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Remember: Faith conquers fear!
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If at first, you don’t succeed, try doing it the way mom told you to in the beginning.
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. … John Wooden
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I’ll do my best today and not worry so much about tomorrow.
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Faith – It makes things possible, not easy.
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Live in such a way that if someone speaks badly of you, no one would believe it.” … Author Unkown
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Because God loves us, we can love others.
… Our Daily Bread
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A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.
…. Proverbs 14:30
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Wouldn’t it be nice if whenever we messed up our life we could simply press ‘CtrlAltDelete’ and start all over?
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Don’t argue with an idiot, people may not be able to tell the difference.
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Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances.
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Life is like a sandwich – you have to fill it with the best ingredients.
… Seen on the wall at the Sliced Deli Restuarant in Chipley
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Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.
… Maya Angelou
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End every day knowing that you have helped at least one person.
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You’re alive! Do something good
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In a world where you can be anything, be kind
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Give the gift of kindness and hope it gets re-gifted.……………………………..
Forgiving frees your soul and helps you heal and grow.
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Learn to laugh at yourself. It’s an important lesson!
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At some point you have to let go of what you thought should happen and live in what is happening.
… Author Unknown
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I’m pretty good at multitasking. I can listen, ignore and forget all at once.
…. Author Unknown
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I always knew I’d get old. Just how fast it happened was a bit of a surprise. … Author Unknown
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Success is not final; failure is not fatal.
It is the courage to continue that counts.
……Author Unknown
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May God send you enough joy to keep your hearts singing,
enough sorrow to make you understanding,
enough hope to enrich your lives,
enough trials to keep you strong,
enough leisure to refresh your spirits,
enough love to make the world seem beautiful.
…. Dina Donohue
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Be the reason someone smiles today !
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Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another. …..Walter Elliott …………………
Is this you: I can’t believe how old people my age are.
… Author unknown
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Remember: It doesn’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.
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Sometimes you need to step outside, get some air, and remind yourself of who you are and where you want to be.
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Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can’t change.
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Every person’s life is a fairy tale written by God’s fingers.
…. Hans Christian Andersen
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And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.
… Abraham Lincoln
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Remember: Every path has a few puddles.
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Over the years I’ve learned … That the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.
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Pay attention to your gut feelings. No matter how good something looks, if it doesn’t feel right walk away.
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Live your life to express, not to impress.
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When two egotists meet. It’s an I for an I.
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I’ve learned …. That it’s those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.
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Remember: Half the people you know are below average.
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If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
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What I must do is all that concerns me, not what the people think.
…. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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What people say say you cannot do, you try and find that you can.
… Henry David Thoreau
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As I hurtled through space, one thought kept crossing my mind – every part of this rocket was supplied by the lowest bidder.
… John Glenn
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Courage is contagious. When a brave person takes a stand, the spine of others is often stiffened. …. Author Unknown
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Don’t worry! Just enjoy!
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Keep you fears to yourself, share your courage with others.
… Rober Louis Stevenson
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Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
… Victor Borge
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Treat everyone like a friends. It really confuses your enemies.
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Treat everyone like a friend. That way you have a lot of friends.
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No good thing is pleasant to possess without friends to share it.
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Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
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Happy is he who dares courageously to defend what he loves. … Ovid
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If you don’t learn to laugh at trouble, you won’t have anything to laugh at when you get old.
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When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
…. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Let everyone sweep in front of his own door and the whole world will be clean.
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Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it.
…. Ben Franklin
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Marriage is one long conversation, checkered with disputes.
… Robert Louis Stevenson
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Be sure you taste your words before you spit them out.
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Victory is not won in miles, but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later win a little more …..Louis L’Amour
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Everyone should: Smile more than you cry. Give more than you take. Love more than you hate.
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As a man grows older it is harder and harder to frighten him.
… Jean Paul Richter
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Don’t worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.
– Winston Churchill
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Why are pencil sharpeners good debaters?
They always make sharp points.
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Work for a cause, not for applause.
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A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.
….. Mignon McLaughlin
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Take risks. If yyou win, you will be happy. If you lose, you will be wise. Author Unknown
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Remember:
Age considers; youth ventures.
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Grudges are a waste of perfect happiness. Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can’t change.
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I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
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To steal ideas from one person is plagarism. To steal from many is research.
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The kids text me ‘piz’ which is shorter than please. I text back ‘no’ which is shorter than ‘yes’.
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When I was a child I thought Nap Time was a punishment … now as a “grown up”, it feels like a small vacation!
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Love makes the world go ’round and Chocolate makes the trip worthwhile. …Author Unknown
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You can tell how big a person is by what it takes to discourage him.
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Don’t worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.
– Winston Churchill
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Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have.
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Things that you learn in the South:
Apossum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.
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Keep your fears to yourself; share your courage with others.
— Robert Louis Stevenson
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Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
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Life is too short to spend time hating anyone!
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Law of the Bath: When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone will ring.
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A hopeful attitude expects the best, is prepared for the worst, and is flexible enough to take what comes.
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Once you’ve seen one shopping center, you’ve seen a mall.
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Perks of reaching 50 … There is very little left to learn the hard way.
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Your life is what your thoughts make it. ……. Marcus Aurelius
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Remember: Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.
…. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism. … Author Unknown
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“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” … Author Unknown
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I am determined and confident! I am not afraid or discouraged, for the Lord my God is with me wherever I go. … Joshua 1:9
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It’s O.K. to get angry with God. He can take it. … Author Unknown
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You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. … Author Unknown
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A good marraige is the union of two good forgivers. … Ruth Bell Graham
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Love is blind, marriage is the eye-opener … Pauline Thomason
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If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.
…. Yugoslav Proverb
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Question everything, be curious forever and never forget that life is about people. …. Frank Gehry
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Instead of beating yourself up when you’re slipping, rejoice in the fact that you have the power to pull yourself back up.” … Gabrielle Bernstein
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You were born an original.
Don’t die a copy. …. Author Unknown
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Love bears all things!
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Life is fragile. Handle with care and love.
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Fear not tomorrow; GOD is already there!
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When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra.
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Perks of reaching 50 … People no longer view you as a hypochondriac. Author Unknown
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Every time you subtract negative from your life, you make room for more positive. … Author Unknown
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The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.
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When you pray for patience, you need to expect God to give you plenty of opportunities for practice.
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Take time to notice the world around you. … Author Unknown
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Remember that winning isn’t everything.
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Criticize in quiet.
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We cannot live with “what if” any more. We can, however, move from “what if” to “what can I do to make things different?” Regrets will weigh us down like the branches of the willow tree outside the window. … Rev. Pete Hyde
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Remember that love is stronger than hatred and much more powerful than fear. … Guillirmo Del Toro
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Always give without remembering.
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People inspire you or they drain you. Pick them wisely. … Hans F. Hansen
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Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day.
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Be brave – Even if you’re not, pretend to be.
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Wrinkles mean you laughed, grey hair means you cared, and scars mean you lived.
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A little bit of progress every day adds up to big results. … Author Unknown
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Remember that even your worst day only lasts 24 hours
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Don’t correct everything.
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Practice the power of forgiveness. … Billy Graham
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Remember that it is very important to keep every promise you make.
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Work hard, but play harder.
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Until we have been tested, there is no sense in boasting of our goodness. Afterward, there is no need.
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You may think the grass is greener on the other side, bu if you take the time to water your own grass, it would be just as green.
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Ships are safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are made for. Neither are we. … Miguel Escabar
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We may have our favorites, but ultimtely, Jesus is rooting for us all. … Mashall Jolly
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“We cannot know when the world will end, so we might do well to pray, in T.S. Eliot’s words, “Teach us to care and not to care.” ……… Susan Hanson
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Sometimes it is best to wait a season or two before passing judgment.
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Volunteering is an antidote to pessimism.
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Every Day –
Be Kind
Have Fun
Work Hard
Learn
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Treat others as you would like them to treat you. … Billy Graham
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You always have a choice to make someone’s day better or worse – choose wisely. … Author Unknown
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Build some up.
Put their insecurities to sleep.
Remind them they are worthy.
Tell them they are magical.
Be light in a too often dim world.
… Author unknown
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‘Please’ and ‘Thank you’ are powerful words — use them often.
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Give 100 percent in everything you do!
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Beauty – inclduing acts of kindness and mercy – is as necessary to the spirit as bread is to the body. … Susan Hanson
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The appearance of righteousness isn’t enough. What matters is the content of your heart. … Susan Hanson
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Build someone up.
Put their insecurities to sleep.
Remind them they are worthy.
Tell them they are magical.
Be light in a too often dim world. … Author Unknown
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There is no border toll or fee we are required to pay for entry into Heaven. … Miguel Escobar
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Guard you tongue. … Billy Graham
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Avoid revenge. …. Author Unknown
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Forgive everyone and put yourself at the top of that list.
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Remember that you are braver than you know.
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Remember that you are smarter than you think.
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Think before speaking.
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Never repay evil with evil. ………..Author Unknown
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Make it your goal to live at peace with others. …. Billy Graham
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Take time every day to do something nice for someone else.
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Make time for the quiet moments as God whispers and the world is loud.
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Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.
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Don’t pick up what God told you to put down.
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Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new beginning.
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The first 5 days after the weekend are the hardest.
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Don’t squander the marvelous life that God has given you.
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The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything. … Lee Iacocca
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Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold. … Zelda Fitzgerald
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Someday everything will make perfect sense – so for now,
laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason.
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Remember: YOU can be the change!
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The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.
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Never slap a man who’s chewing tobacco.
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Make “quality” a tradition in your family.
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The future is called “perhaps”, which is the only possible thing to call the future.
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Take every opportunity to make a positive difference in someone’s life.
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When you can’t control what’s happening, challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what’s happening.
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If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees. ….. Kahil Gibran
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Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass – it’s about learning to dance in the rain. … Vivian Greene
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To believe is to be strong. Doubt cramps energy. Belief is power. … Frederick William Robertson
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I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief. … Gerry Spence
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Don’t strive to make your presence noticed, just make your absence felt.
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Live your life to express, not to impress.
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Work for a cause, not for applause.
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Benevolence is the distinguishing characteristic of man. As embodied in man’s conduct, it is called the path of duty ….Mencius
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Law of the Bath – When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone will ring.
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Make known the saving deeds that God has done.
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If at first you don’t succeed, try doing it the way your wife told you.
(Sign on the wall at Skins & Bubba’s Restaurant in Chipley.)
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Remember there are no mistakes only lessons.
(Sign on the wall at Skins & Bubba’s Restaurant in Chipley)
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The things that make us happiest are usually right in front of our faces, but we stop noticing those things after a while.
Today is a great day to start noticing again.
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REMEMBER: It’s never too late to plant a garden!
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You are not fully dressed without a smile.
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When you can’t find the sunshine, be the sunshine
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The things that make us happiest are usually right in front of our faces, but we stop noticing those things after a while.
Today is a great day to start noticing again.
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Strong souls live like fire-hearted suns, to spend their strength in furthest stiving action . … George Eliot
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There is no greatness where simplicity, goodness, and truth are absent. ……Leo Tolstoy
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If you rip a hole in a net, there are actually fewer holes in it than there were before.
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100 years ago everyone owned a horse and only the rich had cars. Today everyone has cars and only the rich own horses.
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REMEMBER: Every time you clean something, you just make something else dirty.
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Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
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A wise old owl sat on an oak. The more he saw, the less he spoke. The less he spoke, the more he heard. Why can’t we all be like that bird?
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I’m tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That’s deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas? …. Jean Kerr
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Live your life in such a way that if someone spoke badly of you, no one would believe it.
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If life is a comedy to him who thinks and a tragedy to him who feels, it is a victory to him who believes.
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Always use what talents you possess.
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Don’t be afraid to be the change.
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It is better to wear out than rust out! ….. Author unknown
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Remember: Working together we make each other stronger.
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Charity is a virtue of the heart and not of the hands. …. Joseph Addison
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I am thankful for the mess to clean after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends. …. Nancie Carmody
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Where your mind goes your body will follow – so set your mind on God!
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God is always greater than all of your troubles.
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Remember: Praise at least one person every day!
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Always work at being outstanding at whatever you do.
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Kindness makes you the most beautiful person in the world, no matter what you look like.
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Just remember – If cats could talk they would keep their mouths shut.
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The universe is but one great city, full of beloved ones, divine and human by nature, endeared to one another. … Epictetus
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The greatest thing in life is love and the second is laughter. …G.Y. Morgan
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Help thy brother’s boat across, and lo! thine own has reached the shore. … Hindu Proverb
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Ships don’t sink because of the water around them; ships sink because of the water that gets in them. Don’t let what’s happening around you get inside you and weigh you down.
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I am determined and confident! I’m not afraid or discouraged, for the Lord my God is with me wherever I go. … Joshua 1:9 ………………………………..
Remember: God is always greater than all our troubles.
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Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life.
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Kindness if free, so sprinkle it everywhere.
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If you really believe in the brotherhood of man, and you want to come into its fold, you’ve got to let everyone else in, too …Oscar Hammerstein.
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We are at risk of producing more technology than the world can adapt to.
… Dan Hutcheson
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Judge not, that ye be not judged. …… Matthew 7:1
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Nothing travels faster than light, with the possible exception of bad news, which follows its own rules. … Douglas Adams
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If you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it. … Anthony D/Angelo
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You have three choices: give up, give in, give it all you’ve got.
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Charity begins at home but shouldn’t end there.
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The real treasures in life aren’t the things you collect along the way … they’re the friendships that surround you.
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When buying a used car, punch all the buttons on the radio. If all the stations are rock and roll, there’s a good chance the transmission is shot.
… Larry Lujack
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About the only thing that comes to us without effort is old age ….. Gloria Pitzer
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If you want to recapture your youth, just cut off his allowance. … Al Bernstein
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The young always have the same problem – how to rebel and conform at the same time.
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Always see and hear the good!
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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. … Aristotle
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Don’t be afraid to take big steps. You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps.
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Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
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Pride is concerned with who is right, Humility is concerned with what is right.
….. Ezra Taff Benson
Character – the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life – is the source from which self-respect springs. …Joan Didion
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Overthinking, the art of creating problems that weren’t even there.
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Forgiving frees your soul and helps you heal and grow.
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Listen with your heart.
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Peace begins with a smile. … Mother Teresa
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There is always a voice saying the right thing to you somewhere if you’ll only listen for it. ….. Thomas Hughes
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If prayer was your job, would you still be employed?
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Stop every day to count your blessings.
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Take time for beauty! – It’s everywhere!
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Don’t ruin a new day by thinking about yesterday. Let it go. … Author unknown
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Time is the coin of life. Only you can determine how it will be spent. … Carl Sandburg
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Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.
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Together we can make each other stronger.
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Strong beliefs win strong men and then make them stronger.
……. Walter Baghot
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Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them. ….Rose Kennedy
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I could go all day without making a mistake, but I wouldn’t get anything done. …..Paul Goulding
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To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only plan but also believe. … Anatole France
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If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories. … Richard Nixon
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The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterward. … Arthur Koestler
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No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit. … Helen Keller
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Give the gift of kindness and hope it gets re-gifted.
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The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance – and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning. … Oprah Winfrey
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You’re alive! Do something good.
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A weed is no more than a flower in disguise. … James Russell Lowell
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Worrying is like sitting in a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but it doesn’t get you anywhere.
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Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.
… Joseph Wood Krutch
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To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent — that is to triumph over old age. …. Thomas Bailey Aldrich
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Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn’t block traffic. … Dan Rather
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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
….. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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All the water in the world can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside.
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Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing.
… Phyllis Diller
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Other people’s feelings, needs, and wants are to be respected and valued. Violating other people leads to guilt and accepting the consequences. … From ‘Homecoming’
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Don’t promise when you’re happy. Don’t reply when you’re angry and don’t decide when you’re sad.
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Whatever you may look like, marry a man your own age. As your beauty fades, so will his eyesight.
-Phyllis Diller
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This is a day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
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An idea is a point of departure and no more.
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Never look down on someone unless you are helping them up.
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We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body.
… Ralph Waldo Emerson
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It’s okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers. They help us learn. … From ‘Homecoming’
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I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. … Helen Keller
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Be the change you want to see in the world.
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Live in terms of your strong points. magnify them, let your weaknesses shrivel up and die from lack of nourishment.
… William Young Elliott
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Do what makes you happy!
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Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed. … Abraham Lincoln
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Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally. … Abraham Lincoln
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It’s never too late to start over. If you weren’t happy with yesterday try something different today. Don’t stay stuck. Do better.”
…. Unknown Author
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Common looking people are the best in the world; that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
… Abraham Lincoln
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Other people’s feelings, needs, and wants are to be respected and valued. Violating other people leads to guilt and to accept the consequences. … From ‘Homecoming’
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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take the course he will. He will be sure to repent. …. Socrates
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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. … William Shakespeare
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A mistake is simply another way of doing things. …… Katharine Graham
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Wit is educated insolence. … Aristotle
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Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?
….. Rose Kennedy
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It’s when you are safe a home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you’re having an adventure you wish you were safe at home. ….. Thornton Wilder
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Time will explain it all. He is a talker and needs no questioning before he speaks. … Euripides
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The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more. …. Kin Hubbard
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If at first, you don’t succeed, try doing it the way mom told you to in the beginning.
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There must be more to life than having everything! …. Maurice Sendak
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Don’t be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps.
… David Lloyd George.
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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. …. Mark Twain
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Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.
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Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right toad. … Dag Hammarskjold
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Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. … John Wooden
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Be an Encourager. The world is full of critics.
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Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty – they merely move it from their faces into their hearts. … Martin Buxbaum
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Never take a job where winter winds can blow up your pants. … Geraldo Rivera
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In a world where you can be anything, be kind.
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If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair. … Samuel Johnson
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A good man is not necessarily a Godly man, but a Godly man is certainly a good man!
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I guess I think of lotteries as a tax on the mathematically challenged. … Roger Jones
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Anyone who doesn’t miss the past never had a mother. … Gregory Nunn
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Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. … Erich Formn
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If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give. … George MacDonald ………………………..
I’ve learned ….. That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.
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It’s crucial to develop a balanced sense of responsibility. This means accepting the consequences for what you do and refusing to accept the consequences for what someone else does.
… From ‘Homecoming’
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If it can be broken, it can be fixed with duct tape or zip strips.
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If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent. … Bette Davis
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Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you. … Frank Lloyd Wright
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I don’t believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates. …. T.S. Eliot
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As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it. … Mahatma Gandhi
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Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes. …. Benjamin Disraeli
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It’s essential, to tell the truth at all times. This will reduce life’s pain. Lying distorts reality.
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It’s okay to feel what you feel. Feelings are not right or wrong. They just are.
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We don’t know who we are until we see what we can do. …. Martha Grimes
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Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. …. Benjamin Franklin
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The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause. …..Mark Twain
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A negative mind will never give you a positive life.
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Mix a little foolishness with your prudence; it’s good to be silly at the right moment. … Horace
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I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not, it is at least more unusual nowadays to find a man who can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot. …. Abraham Lincoln
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Every day is a new opportunity.
You can build on yesterday’s success or put its failures behind and start over again.
That’s the way life is, with a new game every day, and that’s the way baseball is.
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Don’t strive to make your presence noticed, just make your absence felt.
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Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will!
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Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. …. William James
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Nothing endures but personal qualities.
….. Walt Whitman
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Pray hardest when it’s hardest to pray.
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You’re not getting older, you’re getting better. An apple tree is at its prime when it’s about 50 years old.
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To be loved, be lovable.
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Faith – It makes things possible, not easy.
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Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. …. Benjamin Franklin
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It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him. …… John Steinbeck
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Joy is not in things; it is in us. … Richard Wagner
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The world is a dangerous place – not because of the people who are evil but because of the people who don’t do anything about it. … Albert Einstein
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A journey is like a marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.
…. John Steinbeck
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Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. … Helen Keller
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GOOD FRIENDS ARE THE RARE JEWELS OF LIFE …
DIFFICULT TO FIND AND IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE!
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Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another. …..Walter Elliott
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Man is so made that whenever anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
…. Jean de la Fontaine
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Consider the postage stamp: Its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
….Josh Billings
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It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.
…. Albert Einstein
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Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music – the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself. …. Henry Miller
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One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides.
….. W.E. Johns
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Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.
……. Henry Beecher
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Time has a way of weeding out the trivial. …. Richard Ben Sapir
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Visits always give pleasure – if not the arrival, the departure.
— Portuguese proverb
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The man who makes no mistakes lacks boldness and the spirit of adventure. He never tries anything new. He is a brake on the wheels of progress.
…. M.W. Larmour
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You grow up the day you have your first real laugh at yourself. … Ethel Barrymore
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Never do a country girl wrong. Even if she doesn’t have a gun, her daddy will.
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Thought For The Day
Treat everyone like a friend. It really confused your enemies.
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Treat everyone like a friend. That way you have a lot of friends.
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No good thing is pleasant to possess without friends to share it.
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Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
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Happy is he who dares courageously to defend what he loves. … Ovid
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If you don’t learn to laugh at trouble, you won’t have anything to laugh at when you get old.
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When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.
…. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Let everyone sweep in front of his own door and the whole world will be clean.
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Learn to laugh at yourself. It’s an important lesson!
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Life is 10 percent what you make it and 90 percent how you take it.
…. Ben Franklin
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Marriage is one long conversation, checkered with disputes.
… Robert Louis Stevenson
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Be sure you taste your words before you spit them out.
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Victory is not won in miles, but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later win a little more …..Louis L’Amour
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Everyone should: Smile more than you cry. Give more than you take. Love more than you hate.
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As a man grows older it is harder and harder to frighten him.
… Jean Paul Richter
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Don’t worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.
– Winston Churchill
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Why are pencil sharpeners good debaters?
They always make sharp points.
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Work for a cause, not for applause.
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A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.
….. Mignon McLaughlin
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Take risks. If yyou win, you will be happy. If you lose, you will be wise. Author Unknown
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Remember:
Age considers; youth ventures.
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Always work to make tomorrow a great day!
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I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
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To steal ideas from one person is plagarism. To steal from many is research.
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The kids text me ‘piz’ which is shorter than please. I text back ‘no’ which is shorter than ‘yes’.
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When I was a child I thuoght Nap Time was a punishment … now as a “grown up”, it feels like a small vacation!
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Love makes the world go ’round and Chocolate makes the trip worthwhile. …Author Unknown
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You can tell how big a person is by what it takes to discourage him.
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Don’t worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.
– Winston Churchill
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Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have.
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Things that you learn in the South:
Apossum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.
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Keep your fears to yourself; share your courage with others.
— Robert Louis Stevenson
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Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
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Law of the Bath: When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone will ring.
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A hopeful attitude expects the best, is prepared for the worst, and is flexible enough to take what comes.
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Once you’ve seen one shopping center, you’ve seen a mall.
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Perks of reaching 50 … There is very little left to learn the hard way.
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Your life is what your thoughts make it. ……. Marcus Aurelius
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Remember: Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.
…. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism. … Author Unknown
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“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” … Author Unknown
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I am determined and confident! I am not afraid or discouraged, for the Lord my God is with me wherever I go. … Joshua 1:9
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It’s O.K. to get angry with God. He can take it. … Author Unknown
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A good marraige is the union of two good forgivers. … Ruth Bell Graham
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Love is blind, marriage is the eye-opener … Pauline Thomason
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If you wish to know what a man is, place him in authority.
…. Yugoslav Proverb
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Question everything, be curious forever and never forget that life is about people. …. Frank Gehry
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Instead of beating yourself up when you’re slipping, rejoice in the fact that you have the power to pull yourself back up.” … Gabrielle Bernstein
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You were born an original.
Don’t die a copy. …. Author Unknown
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Love bears all things!
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Life is fragile. Handle with care and love.
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When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra.
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Perks of reaching 50 … People no longer view you as a hypochondriac. Author Unknown
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Every time you subtract negative from your life, you make room for more positive. … Author Unknown
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The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.
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When you pray for patience, you need to expect God to give you plenty of opportunities for practice.
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Take time to notice the world around you. … Author Unknown
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Remember that winning isn’t everything.
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Criticize in quiet.
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We cannot live with “what if” any more. We can, however, move from “what if” to “what can I do to make things different?” Regrets will weigh us down like the branches of the willow tree outside the window. … Rev. Pete Hyde
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Remember that love is stronger than hatred and much more powerful than fear. … Guillirmo Del Toro
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Always give without remembering.
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People inspire you or they drain you. Pick them wisely. … Hans F. Hansen
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Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day.
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Be brave – Even if you’re not, pretend to be.
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Wrinkles mean you laughed, grey hair means you cared, and scars mean you lived.
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A little bit of progress every day adds up to big results. … Author Unknown
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Remember that even your worst day only lasts 24 hours
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Don’t correct everything.
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Practice the power of forgiveness. … Billy Graham
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Remember that it is very important to keep every promise you make.
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Work hard, but play harder.
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Until we have been tested, there is no sense in boasting of our goodness. Afterward, there is no need.
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You may think the grass is greener on the other side, bu if you take the time to water your own grass, it would be just as green.
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Ships are safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are made for. Neither are we. … Miguel Escabar
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We may have our favorites, but ultimtely, Jesus is rooting for us all. … Mashall Jolly
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“We cannot know when the world will end, so we might do well to pray, in T.S. Eliot’s words, “Teach us to care and not to care.” ……… Susan Hanson
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Sometimes it is best to wait a season or two before passing judgment.
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Volunteering is an antidote to pessimism.
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Every Day –
Be Kind
Have Fun
Work Hard
Learn
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Treat others as you would like them to treat you. … Billy Graham
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You always have a choice to make someone’s day better or worse – choose wisely. … Author Unknown
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Build some up.
Put their insecurities to sleep.
Remind them they are worthy.
Tell them they are magical.
Be light in a too often dim world.
… Author unknown
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‘Please’ and ‘Thank you’ are powerful words — use them often.
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Give 100 percent in everything you do!
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Beauty – inclduing acts of kindness and mercy – is as necessary to the spirit as bread is to the body. … Susan Hanson
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Jesus commands us to love – nothing more and nothing less. May we take him at his word. …. Marshall Jolly
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The appearance of righteousness isn’t enough. What matters is the content of your heart. … Susan Hanson
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Build someone up.
Put their insecurities to sleep.
Remind them they are worthy.
Tell them they are magical. Be light in a too often dim world. … Author Unknown
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There is no border toll or fee we are required to pay for entry into Heaven. … Miguel Escobar
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Guard you tongue. … Billy Graham
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Avoid revenge. …. Author Unknown
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Forgive everyone and put yourself at the top of that list.
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Remember that you are braver than you know.
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Remember that you are smarter than you think.
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Think before speaking.
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Never repay evil with evil. ………..Author Unknown
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Make it your goal to live at peace with others. …. Billy Graham
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Take time every day to do something nice for someone else.
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Make time for the quiet moments as God whispers and the world is loud.
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Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.
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Don’t pick up what God told you to put down.
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Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new beginning.
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The first 5 days after the weekend are the hardest.
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Don’t squander the marvelous life that God has given you.
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The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything. … Lee Iacocca
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Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold. … Zelda Fitzgerald
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Someday everything will make perfect sense – so for now,
laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason.
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Remember: YOU can be the change!
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The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.
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Never slap a man who’s chewing tobacco.
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The future is called “perhaps”, which is the only possible thing to call the future.
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Take every opportunity to make a positive difference in someone’s life.
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When you can’t control what’s happening, challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what’s happening.
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If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees. ….. Kahil Gibran
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Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass – it’s about learning to dance in the rain. … Vivian Greene
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I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief. … Gerry Spence
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Don’t strive to make your presence noticed, just make your absence felt.
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Live your life to express, not to impress.
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Work for a cause, not for applause.
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Benevolence is the distinguishing characteristic of man. As embodied in man’s conduct, it is called the path of duty ….Mencius
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Law of the Bath – When the body is fully immersed in water, the telephone will ring.
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Make known the saving deeds that God has done.
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If at first you don’t succeed, try doing it the way your wife told you.
(Sign on the wall at Skins & Bubba’s Restaurant in Chipley.)
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Remember there are no mistakes only lessons.
(Sign on the wall at Skins & Bubba’s Restaurant in Chipley)
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The things that make us happiest are usually right in front of our faces, but we stop noticing those things after a while.
Today is a great day to start noticing again.
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REMEMBER: It’s never too late to plant a garden!
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You are not fully dressed without a smile.
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When you can’t find the sunshine, be the sunshine
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The things that make us happiest are usually right in front of our faces, but we stop noticing those things after a while.
Today is a great day to start noticing again.
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Strong souls live like fire-hearted suns, to spend their strength in furthest stiving action . … George Eliot
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There is no greatness where simplicity, goodness, and truth are absent. ……Leo Tolstoy
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If you rip a hole in a net, there are actually fewer holes in it than there were before.
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100 years ago everyone owned a horse and only the rich had cars. Today everyone has cars and only the rich own horses.
…………….If 2/2/22 falls on a Tuesday, we’ll just call it “2’s Day.” (It does fall on a Tuesday)–
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REMEMBER: Every time you clean something, you just make something else dirty.
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Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
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A wise old owl sat on an oak. The more he saw, the less he spoke. The less he spoke, the more he heard. Why can’t we all be like that bird?
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I’m tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That’s deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas? …. Jean Kerr
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Live your life in such a way that if someone spoke badly of you, no one would believe it.
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If life is a comedy to him who thinks and a tragedy to him who feels, it is a victory to him who believes.
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Always use what talents you possess.
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Don’t be afraid to be the change.
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It is better to wear out than rust out! ….. Author unknown
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Charity is a virtue of the heart and not of the hands. …. Joseph Addison
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I am thankful for the mess to clean after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends. …. Nancie Carmody
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Where your mind goes your body will follow – so set your mind on God!
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God is always greater than all of your troubles.
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Remember: Praise at least one person every day!
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Always work at being outstanding at whatever you do.
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Kindness makes you the most beautiful person in the world, no matter what you look like.
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Just remember – If cats could talk they would keep their mouths shut.
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The universe is but one great city, full of beloved ones, divine and human by nature, endeared to one another. … Epictetus
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The greatest thing in life is love and the second is laughter. …G.Y. Morgan
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Help thy brother’s boat across, and lo! thine own has reached the shore. … Hindu Proverb
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Ships don’t sink because of the water around them; ships sink because of the water that gets in them. Don’t let what’s happening around you get inside you and weigh you down.
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I am determined and confident! I’m not afraid or discouraged, for the Lord my God is with me wherever I go. … Joshua 1:9 ………………………………..
Remember: God is always greater than all our troubles.
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Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life.
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Kindness if free, so sprinkle it everywhere.
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If you really believe in the brotherhood of man, and you want to come into its fold, you’ve got to let everyone else in, too …Oscar Hammerstein.
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We are at risk of producing more technology than the world can adapt to.
… Dan Hutcheson
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Judge not, that ye be not judged. …… Matthew 7:1
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Nothing travels faster than light, with the possible exception of bad news, which follows its own rules. … Douglas Adams
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If you have time to whine and complain about something then you have the time to do something about it. … Anthony D/Angelo
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You have three choices: give up, give in, give it all you’ve got.
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Charity begins at home but shouldn’t end there.
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The real treasures in life aren’t the things you collect along the way … they’re the friendships that surround you.
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When buying a used car, punch all the buttons on the radio. If all the stations are rock and roll, there’s a good chance the transmission is shot.
… Larry Lujack
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About the only thing that comes to us without effort is old age ….. Gloria Pitzer
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If you want to recapture your youth, just cut off his allowance. … Al Bernstein
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The young always have the same problem – how to rebel and conform at the same time.
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Always see and hear the good!
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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. … Aristotle
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Don’t be afraid to take big steps. You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps.
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Laughter is the closest distance between two people.
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Pride is concerned with who is right, Humility is concerned with what is right.
….. Ezra Taff Benson
Character – the willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life – is the source from which self-respect springs. …Joan Didion
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Overthinking, the art of creating problems that weren’t even there.
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Everyone can make a difference in their community.
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Listen with your heart.
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Peace begins with a smile. … Mother Teresa
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There is always a voice saying the right thing to you somewhere if you’ll only listen for it. ….. Thomas Hughes
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If prayer was your job, would you still be employed?
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Take time for beauty! – It’s everywhere!
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Time is the coin of life. Only you can determine how it will be spent. … Carl Sandburg
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Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.
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Together we can make each other stronger.
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Strong beliefs win strong men and then make them stronger.
……. Walter Baghot
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Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them. ….Rose Kennedy
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I could go all day without making a mistake, but I wouldn’t get anything done. …..Paul Goulding
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To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream, not only plan but also believe. … Anatole France
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The more original a discovery, the more obvious it seems afterward. … Arthur Koestler
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No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars or sailed an uncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit. … Helen Keller
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The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance – and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning. … Oprah Winfrey
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Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.
… Joseph Wood Krutch
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To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent — that is to triumph over old age.
…. Thomas Bailey Aldrich
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Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn’t block traffic. … Dan Rather
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When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck to crush him.
….. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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All the water in the world can’t sink a ship unless it gets inside.
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Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing.
… Phyllis Diller
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Other people’s feelings, needs, and wants are to be respected and valued. Violating other people leads to guilt and accepting the consequences. … From ‘Homecoming’
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Don’t promise when you’re happy. Don’t reply when you’re angry and don’t decide when you’re sad.
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Whatever you may look like, marry a man your own age. As your beauty fades, so will his eyesight.
-Phyllis Diller
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This is a day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
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An idea is a point of departure and no more.
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Never look down on someone unless you are helping them up.
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We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body.
… Ralph Waldo Emerson
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It’s okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers. They help us learn. … From ‘Homecoming’
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I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything I will not refuse to do the something that I can do. … Helen Keller
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Be the change you want to see in the world.
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Live in terms of your strong points. magnify them, let your weaknesses shrivel up and die from lack of nourishment.
… William Young Elliott
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Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed. … Abraham Lincoln
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Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally. … Abraham Lincoln
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It’s never too late to start over. If you weren’t happy with yesterday try something different today. Don’t stay stuck. Do better.”
…. Unknown Author
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Common looking people are the best in the world; that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.
… Abraham Lincoln
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Other people’s feelings, needs, and wants are to be respected and valued. Violating other people leads to guilt and to accept the consequences. … From ‘Homecoming’
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As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take the course he will. He will be sure to repent. …. Socrates
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One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. … William Shakespeare
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A mistake is simply another way of doing things. …… Katharine Graham
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Wit is educated insolence. … Aristotle
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Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn’t people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them?
….. Rose Kennedy
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It’s when you are safe a home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you’re having an adventure you wish you were safe at home. ….. Thornton Wilder
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Time will explain it all. He is a talker and needs no questioning before he speaks. … Euripides
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The hardest thing is to take less when you can get more. …. Kin Hubbard
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There must be more to life than having everything! …. Maurice Sendak
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Don’t be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps.
… David Lloyd George.
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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. …. Mark Twain
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Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.
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Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right toad. … Dag Hammarskjold
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Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty – they merely move it from their faces into their hearts.
… Martin Buxbaum
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Never take a job where winter winds can blow up your pants.
… Geraldo Rivera
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If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself alone. A man should keep his friendships in constant repair.
… Samuel Johnson
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I guess I think of lotteries as a tax on the mathematically challenged. … Roger Jones
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Anyone who doesn’t miss the past never had a mother. … Gregory Nunn
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Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved. … Erich Formn
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If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give. … George MacDonald ………………………..
It’s crucial to develop a balanced sense of responsibility. This means accepting the consequences for what you do and refusing to accept the consequences for what someone else does.
… From ‘Homecoming’
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If it can be broken, it can be fixed with duct tape or zip strips.
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If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent. … Bette Davis
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I don’t believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates. …. T.S. Eliot
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As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it. … Mahatma Gandhi
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Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes. …. Benjamin Disraeli
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We don’t know who we are until we see what we can do. …. Martha Grimes
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Do not anticipate trouble or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight. …. Benjamin Franklin
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The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause. …..Mark Twain
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I am rather incline to silence, and whether that be wise or not, it is at least more unusual nowadays to find a man who can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot. …. Abraham Lincoln
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Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. …. William James
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Nothing endures but personal qualities.
….. Walt Whitman
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Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. …. Benjamin Franklin
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It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him. …… John Steinbeck
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A journey is like a marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.
…. John Steinbeck
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Consider the postage stamp: Its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.
….Josh Billings
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Develop interest in life as you see it; in people, things, literature, music – the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself. …. Henry Miller
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Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.
……. Henry Beecher
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The man who makes no mistakes lacks boldness and the spirit of adventure. He never tries anything new. He is a brake on the wheels of progress.
…. M.W. Larmour
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Never do a country girl wrong. Even if she doesn’t have a gun, her daddy will.
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