some fav quotes

i have been collecting quotes since i was 11 y/o.  have always loved this kind of thing.  just want to share some quotes here.

 

“Live simply.  Love generously.  Care deeply.  Speak kindly.  Leave the rest to God.”

“don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened.” 

 

“be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.”  — dr.seuss

 

“Sometimes the greatest love is not found in the dramatic scenes that poets and writers immortalize.  Often, the greatest manifestations of love are the simple acts of kindness and caring we extend to those we meet along the path of life.”

 

“I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you.”  — John 14

 

“i’m gonna love somebody til i’m so overcome that i cry”

 

“first say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”  — epictetus

 

“at the center of your being you have to answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.” — by l.tzu

 

“There are two lasting bequests we can give our children.  One is roots.  The other is wings.”

 

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.”  — by L.F.Buscaglia

 

“… when push comes to shove, you find out what you’re made of…”

 

“when it’s cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile.”

 

“you’re the sister that God forgot to give me.”

 

‘hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come.  you wait and watch and work:  you don’t give up.’  — a.lamott

 

“happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.”

 

“a little rain can straighten a flower stem.  a little love can change a life.” — m.lucado

 

” … not always can a man see or touch the affects he makes on the world.  the brightest lights are stars, twinkling in the eyes of strangers…”  — speedy/eric

 

“when God gets ready to bless you, He sends someone into your life.”

 

“the scriptures were not meant to just be read.  they were meant to change lives.”

 

“peace:  it does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work.  it means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.”  — unknown

 

“a constant friend is a thing rare and hard to find.” – plutarch

 

“what i said never changed anyone.  what they understood did.”  — unknown

 

“the eyes are the window to the soul”

 

“i am what i am” — popeye

 

“it is only by doing things that one learns how to do things.” — e.w.scripps

 

“happiness comes from the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, and to be needed.” – s.jameson 

 

“thou are not yet as Job”

 

“even through our losses, we gain so much.”

 

“peace be still”

 

“we get to be a beacon to others”

 

“I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it.” — Jesus

 

“the only thing better than loving you is knowing that you love me, too.”

 

“it came to pass, it didn’t come to stay.”

 

“don’t underestimate the power of doing nothing, of just going along and listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering.”  — winnie the pooh

 

“sometimes when you give something up, you find something much better.”