Alphonse Karr -thankful
“Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; I am thankful that thorns have roses.” ~Alphonse Karr
Category: Inspirational quotes
Inspirational quotes
Dottie Walters – temporary
“Failure, I never encountered it. All I ever met were temporary setbacks.” ~Dottie Walters
John Ciardi – moderation
“There is nothing wrong with sobriety in moderation.” ~John Ciardi
Roger Miller – rain
“Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.” ~Roger Miller
Edward Albee – distance
“Sometimes it’s necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly.” ~Edward Albee
Cato the Elder – monument
“After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.” ~Cato the Elder
Robert Fripp – wine
“Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence.” ~Robert Fripp
Rhonda Byrne – reflection of your thoughts
“Every single relationship you have is a reflection of how you feel inside about you. You are a magnet attracting to you all things, via …
Thought for Today – Happiness
“Happiness is not a destination, it’s a journey. Happiness is not tomorrow, it is now. Happiness is not a dependency, it is a decision. Happiness …
Anon – dance
“This dance of death which sounds so musically was sure intended for the corpse de ballet.” ~Anonymous
Bob Moawad – amazing journey
“The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to …
Dr. Seuss – say what you feel
“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
Aesop – shadow
“Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.” ~Aesop
Pilgrims – future
“The valid research for the future is on the inner side, on the spiritual side.” ~Pilgrims
Anne Lamott – help to save
“People help you, or you help them, and when we offer or receive help, we take in each other. And then we are saved.” ~Anne …
Doménico Cieri Estrada – reason and faith
“Reason and faith are both banks of the same river.” ~Doménico Cieri Estrada
Maori Proverb – sun and shadows
Courtesy by Precy Bierbaum “Turn your face to the sun and the shadows follow behind you” ~Maori Proverb
Vera Nazarian – sunflower
Courtesy by Precy Bierbaum “Never look directly at the sun. Instead, look at the sunflower” ~Vera Nazarian
G. M. Trevelyan – education
“Education has produced a vast population able to read but unable to distinguish what is worth reading.” ~G. M. Trevelyan
Homer – guest
“A guest never forgets the host who had treated him kindly.” ~Homer
Roger Dawson – energy and courage
“Within each of us is a hidden store of energy. Energy we can release to compete in the marathon of life. Within each of us …
Charles-Louis de Secondat Baron de Montesquieu – don’t worry be happy
“If we only wanted to be happy it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is almost always difficult, …
Thought for Today – Letting Go of Sorrow
“If I allow bitterness and resentment to fester inside, it will make my relationships guarded and unsatisfying. The more I close down to others, the …
Berton Averre – to err, to forgive
“To err is dysfunctional, to forgive co-dependent.” ~Berton Averre
Anne Wilson Schaef – grieving process
“We begin to see that the completion of an important project has every right to be dignified by a natural grieving process. Something that required …
Thought for Today – Peace Is Not Passive
“Peace is not a passive attitude; it is an active state. It requires having constant attention in order to live and to respond as a …
Walter de La Mare – fruit and flowers
“Too late for fruit, too soon for flowers.” ~Walter de La Mare
Walter Benjamin – wisdom
“Counsel woven into the fabric of real life is wisdom.” ~Walter Benjamin
Walter Hagen – short visit
“You’re only here for a short visit. Don’t hurry, don’t worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.” ~Walter Hagen
Marquis de Flers Robert – democracy
“Democracy is the name we give the people whenever we need them.” ~Marquis de Flers Robert
Henry Graham Greene – despair
“Despair is the price one pays for setting oneself an impossible aim.” ~Henry Graham Greene
Horatio Nelson – affairs
“Desperate affairs require desperate remedies.” ~Horatio Nelson
Victor Frankl – challenge
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” ~Victor Frankl
H. Bloomfield and S. Vettese – emotional grace
“Develop Emotional Grace, the ability to accepts another’s strengths and limitations.” ~H. Bloomfield, M.D. and S. Vettese, Ph.D.
Dean Acheson
“Always remember that the future comes one day at a time.” ~Dean Acheson
John M. Capozzi – gold digging
“Dig where the gold is unless you just need some exercise.” ~John M. Capozzi
Vartan Gregorian – dignity
“Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.” ~Vartan Gregorian
Matthew Trump – diplomacy
“Diplomacy is the art of knowing what not to say.” ~Matthew Trump
Lytton Strachey – discretion
“Discretion is not the better part of biography.” ~Lytton Strachey
Divine Mother Online – shifting life
“Whenever you are feeling disturbed by what is happening in the outer life, shift your attention from the outer life to the inner life.” ~Divine …