Nice quotes about LIFE, most of them from the book "SIMPLE TRUTHS OF LIFE" by Linda Ellis, click here to buy online. This book contains lot of quotes, but picture is worth a thousand words.
"The things we know best are the things we haven't been taught"-MARQUIS DE VAUVENARGUES
Every person we meet, whether they become lifelong friends or summer aquaintances, leaves us with something of value.
“People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can't be fixed."― Rick Riordan,
“People are the most difficult thing in the world to change” ― Gena Showalter,
"Beware, as long as you live, of judging people by appearances"- JEAN DE LA FONTAINE
...maturity comes only from years of give and take...not from the total number of candles on your last birthday cake.
Maturity is:
The ability to stick with a job until it's finished,
The ability to do a job without being supervised,
The ability to carry money without spending it; and
The ability to bear an injustice without wanting to get even."- ABIGAIL VAN BUREN
"Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough"
"The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials"- LIN YUTANG
... remaining positive is the most effective way to cope because there's really not much left to give once you've given up on hope.
...words are permanent; hearts cannot be unbroken and saying "I'm sorry" cannot retrieve angry words that I have spoken
"I've learned to differentiate each moment from each minute: A minute is but a measure of time, but a moment is what's in it"
...when you loose someone who is a part of who you are..... time will surely heal the wound, but it won't erase the scar"
... it's easier to cope with closure or rejection when you recognize each as a simple detour(temporary route) guiding you in a new direction.
...a good marriage is like a brick wall that withstands any weather and love is simply the mortar that holds it all together.
"Do not handicap your children by making thier lives easier"-ROBERTA. HEINLEIN
"You cannot teach a child to take care of himself unless you let him try to take care of himself. He will make mistakes; and out of these mistakes will come his wisdom"-HENRY WARD BEECHER.
...sorrow and happiness have a fine line between either, but with tears, as well as laughter, it is best to hold back neither.
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "WOW! WHAT A RIDE!"
"The real measure of our wealth is how much we should be worth if we lost our money" - J.H. JOWETT
"The holy passion of friendship is so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring in nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money"- MARK TWAIN
...success should not be measured in what you will buy or own, but in the pride you feel
in the person you're with...when you are all alone.
"View change as the one constant in your life. Welcome it. Expect it. Anticipate it"-DENIS WHITLEY
"You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent their making a nest in your hair"-CHINESE PROVERB
"If something goes wrong, it is more important to talk about who is going to fix it than who is to blame"-FRANCIS J.GABLE
"There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle"-ALBERT EINSTEIN
Education
...basic common sense, the foundation of true "Knowledge," is gained from living life each day than from courses at a college.
People
Every person we meet, whether they become lifelong friends or summer aquaintances, leaves us with something of value.
“People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can't be fixed."― Rick Riordan,
“People are the most difficult thing in the world to change” ― Gena Showalter,
First Impression
"Beware, as long as you live, of judging people by appearances"- JEAN DE LA FONTAINE
Growing Up
...maturity comes only from years of give and take...not from the total number of candles on your last birthday cake.
Maturity is:
The ability to stick with a job until it's finished,
The ability to do a job without being supervised,
The ability to carry money without spending it; and
The ability to bear an injustice without wanting to get even."- ABIGAIL VAN BUREN
Simplicity
"Simplicity is making the journey of this life with just baggage enough"
"The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials"- LIN YUTANG
Optimism
... remaining positive is the most effective way to cope because there's really not much left to give once you've given up on hope.
Honesty
“To tell the truth is very difficult, and young people are rarely capable of it.”― Leo Tolstoy
"He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he understakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one" - ALEXANDER POPE
"He who tells a lie is not sensible of how great a task he understakes; for he must be forced to invent twenty more to maintain that one" - ALEXANDER POPE
Anger
...words are permanent; hearts cannot be unbroken and saying "I'm sorry" cannot retrieve angry words that I have spoken
Moments
"I've learned to differentiate each moment from each minute: A minute is but a measure of time, but a moment is what's in it"
Loss
...when you loose someone who is a part of who you are..... time will surely heal the wound, but it won't erase the scar"
Disappointment
... it's easier to cope with closure or rejection when you recognize each as a simple detour(temporary route) guiding you in a new direction.
Marriage
...a good marriage is like a brick wall that withstands any weather and love is simply the mortar that holds it all together.
Cautiousness
"Do not handicap your children by making thier lives easier"-ROBERTA. HEINLEIN
"You cannot teach a child to take care of himself unless you let him try to take care of himself. He will make mistakes; and out of these mistakes will come his wisdom"-HENRY WARD BEECHER.
Emotions
...sorrow and happiness have a fine line between either, but with tears, as well as laughter, it is best to hold back neither.
Fun
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "WOW! WHAT A RIDE!"
Money
"The real measure of our wealth is how much we should be worth if we lost our money" - J.H. JOWETT
"The holy passion of friendship is so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring in nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money"- MARK TWAIN
Success
...success should not be measured in what you will buy or own, but in the pride you feel
in the person you're with...when you are all alone.
Change
“The most successful people are those who are good at plan B"-JAMES YORKE
"View change as the one constant in your life. Welcome it. Expect it. Anticipate it"-DENIS WHITLEY
Sadness
"You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent their making a nest in your hair"-CHINESE PROVERB
Blame
"If something goes wrong, it is more important to talk about who is going to fix it than who is to blame"-FRANCIS J.GABLE
Failure
"Failures are divided into two classes - those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought." John Charles Salak
"Success is not permanent. The same is also true of failure." - Dell Crossword
Life
"There are two ways to live your life.
One is as though nothing is miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle"-ALBERT EINSTEIN
Time
“Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.”― John Lennon
"Time is what prevents everything from happening at once" -John Archibald Wheeler
“Procrastination is the foundation of all disasters.”― Pandora Poikilos,
Regret
"Regrets? I have a few. Too much worrying. I worried about finding the the right husband and having children, being on time, being late and so on. It didn't matter. It all works out and it would have worked out without the worry and tears. If I would have known then what I know now. But, I did and so do you. We're all going to die. Stop worring and start loving and living". STOP WORRYING AND START LIVING. Words to live by.
Procrastination
“Procrastination is the foundation of all disasters.”― Pandora Poikilos,
