Quotations from others

The little unremembered acts of kindness and love are the best parts of a person's life.
William Wordsworth

Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you.
Rumi

Act as if what you do makes a difference, it does.
William James

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think.
Buddha

For everything you have missed, you've gained something else.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph.
Marvin Phillips

I can therefore I am.
Simone Weil

Your daily life is your temple and religion. When you enter into it, take with you your all.
Kahlil Gibran

We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do.
Samuel Smiles

Be realistic. Plan for a miracle.
Anon

Our life is a creation of our mind.
Buddha

Please notice when you are happy.
Kurt Vonnegut, Jnr.

Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour onto others without getting a few drops on yourself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Never miss a opportunity to give encouragement.
George Adams

When you do nothing you feel overwhelmed and powerless. But when you get involved, you feel the sense of hope and accomplishment that comes from knowing you are working to make things better.
Anon

Feel yourself being quietly drawn by a deeper pull of what you truly love.
Anon

Get down on your knees and thank God you are still on your feet.
Irish proverb

When you get into a tight place never give up, for that is just the time and place that the tide will turn.
Harriet Beecher Stowe

You are a rare pattern.

Be yourself, there is no one better qualified.
Anon

When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength, give thanks for your food, and the joy of living.
Tecumseh Shawnee Chief

The best thing to give to yourself is respect.
Francis Maitland Balfour

Be thankful for everything that happens to you.
Anon

Remember, day by day,
to scatter seeds of kindness
as you pass along the way.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Whatever difficulties you have had in the past, you can make a fresh start today.
Buddha

Never stop believing in dreaming, and never stop dreaming of believing. That's what gives us hope and what keeps us alive.
Anon

Keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life.
Kahlil Gibran

If you have much,
give of your wealth.
If you have little,
give of your heart.
Proverb

If you are in search of the greatest treasure, don't look outside, look within.
Rumi

Work like you don't need the money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
Dance like no one is watching.
Anon

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Hitch your wagon to a star.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Do what is right. Strive with all your might. Develop as fully as you can the gifts you have been given, and never stop learning.
Ludwig Van Beethoven

Don't count your days, make your days count.
Anon