Benny Lewis – lessons in life
“The most important lessons in life can never be expressed in black and white, but must be experienced. Experience is the greatest teacher.” ~Benny Lewis
Category: Inspirational quotes
Inspirational quotes
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg – genius
“Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together.” ~Georg Christoph Lichtenberg
Matsuo Basho – sound
“The temple bell stops but I still hear the sound coming out of the flowers.” ~Matsuo Basho
Audrey Hepburn – affection
“I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.” ~Audrey Hepburn
Basil Rathbone – born of heart
“Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart” ~Basil Rathbone
Tom Kimmel and Michael Lille – The Ocean Calling
For Gary Seierstad P & O Pacific Jewel – 17 August 2010 “We rest here while we can, but we hear the ocean calling in …
Picture Quote – fisherman
4 March 2011, Wonboyn Lake Village Store
Thought for Today – Enjoy Moments of Silence
“When your open your eyes in the morning, sit for a moment and appreciate the gift of a new day, create a peaceful thought and …
Thought for Today – Doing the Right Thing
“The world is a stage and we are all actors. Each actor plays a unique part and is responsible for their own actions. Responsibility means …
Linda Hogan – nature speaks
“There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention …
Bertrand Russell – the best thing in life
“Those who have never known the deep intimacy and the intense companionship of happy mutual love have missed the best thing that life has to …
Seneca – future
“True happiness is … to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.— Seneca
Marcus Valerius Martialis – dig a vineyard
“Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumbbells? To dig a vineyard is worthier exercise for men.” ~Marcus Valerius Martialis
George Gissing – world around us
“It is the mind which creates the world around us, and even though we stand side by side in the same meadow, my eyes will …
Thought for Today – Sense of Humour
“Steer easily through life by keeping a light touch on the controls, and a strong sense of humour.” ~Thought for Today-UK
Truman Capote – boundaries
“The brain may take advice, but not the heart. And love, having no geography, knows no boundaries: Weight and sink it deep, no matter, it …
Jean Houston – kaleidoscope
“At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.” ~Jean Houston
Erich Fromm – ideal and purpose
”As long as anyone believes that their ideal and purpose is outside them, that it is above the clouds, in the past or in the …
Jelaluddin Rumi – grateful
“Be grateful for whatever comes because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.” ~Jelaluddin Rumi
Thought for Today – Patience
“Patience is a reflection of the peaceful mind. My peaceful mind is able to cope with all situations without becoming disturbed and agitated. It calmly …
Vicki Silvers – walk your path
“Walk your path one step at a time – with courage , faith , and determination.” ~Vicki Silvers
Anne Frank – heavens and nature
“The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens …
Dante Dancel – teach me Your ways
“Father God, Thank You for Your Word which lights my path and directs my heart. I submit every area of my life to You and …
Marcus Tullius Cicero –
“It is not by muscle, speed, or physical dexterity that great things are achieved, but by reflection, force of character, and judgment.” ~Marcus Tullius Cicero
Mattieu Ricard – sukha
“Sukha is the state of lasting well-being that manifests itself when we have freed ourselves of mental blindness and afflictive emotions. It is also the …
Leah Dancel – kindness
“Kindness deeply rooted will branch out and just naturally flow from within to those whom we give unconditionally and without bias.” ~Leah Dancel, International Kindness …
Martha Washington – experience
“I’ve learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances.” ~Martha Washington
Audre Lorde – knowledge
“Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge.” ~Audre Lorde
Martha Beck – care
“To care for someone can mean to adore them, feed them, tend their wounds. But care can also signify sorrow, as in ‘bowed down by …
Henri J.M. Nouwen – gentle and tender hand
“When we honestly ask which persons in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving …
Thought for Today – life
“Ignorance makes you believe that life functions haphazardly. Wisdom teaches you that everything that happens in this theatre of life has profound significance. What you …
William Shakespeare – do wrong to none
“We should endeavour to ‘Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none’” ~William Shakespeare
Dr Susan Shumsky – beauteous bounty
“Open your heart to receive your good. God’s beauteous bounty flows freely and abundantly.” ~ Dr Susan Shumsky
Edgar Watson Howe – friends
“Instead of loving your enemies — treat your friends a little better.” ~Edgar Watson Howe,
William Arthur Ward – unexpressed gratitude
“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” ~William Arthur Ward
Louis L’Amour – home
“A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner, so if one’s life is cold and bare he can blame none but himself.” ~Louis …
Booker T. Washington – learning
“I think I began learning long ago that those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.” ~Booker T. Washington
Anon – time of prayer
“Having a life time of prayer, talking to God become natural as breathing…it’s the presence of God … moment by moment reality” ~Anon
JK Rowling – strength
“You will never truly know yourself or the strength of your relationships until both have been tested by adversity.” ~J.K. Rowling
Benjamin Franklin Quotes
“A false friend and a shadow attend only while the sun shines” ~Benjamin Franklin “Take one thing with another, and the world is a pretty …