Quotations

Here are some selections from my quotation library.
Visit again, I will change this page periodically.

I hope you find joy in the great things of life.but also the little things; a flower, a song, a butterfly on your hand. ~Ellen Levine

Just living is not enough," said the butterfly. "One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower. ~Hans Christian Anderson

The nearest way to glory is to strive to be what you wish to be thought to be. --Socrates

"Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding,
mistrust and hostility to evaporate." Albert Schweitzer:

"We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in
the red fire of a long winter's evening. Some of us let these great dreams die, but others nourish and protect
them; nurse them through bad days till they bring them to the sunshine and light which comes always to those
who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true." Woodrow Wilson

The Great Spirit is in all things; he is in the air we breathe. The Great Spirit is our Father, but the earth is our mother. She nourishes us; that which we put into the ground she returns to us
Big Thunder (Bedagi) (late 19th century) Wabanaki Algonquin

The Eagle
He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ringed with the azure world, he stands.
The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt, he falls. ~Alfred Lord Tennyson.

 

"I wish for you..."
Comfort on difficult days,
Smiles when sadness intrudes,
Rainbows to follow the clouds,
Laughter to kiss your lips,
Sunsets to warm your heart,
Gentle hugs when spirits sag,
Friendships to brighten your being,
Beauty for your eyes to see,
Confidence for when you doubt,
Faith so that you can believe,
Courage to know yourself,
Patience to accept the truth,"

But words are things, and a small drop of ink,
Falling like dew upon a thought, produces
That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.
Byron, Don Juan, Canto iii, st. 88

Ask not what the world needs,
Ask rather what makes your heart sing,
And go do that.
For what the world needs
Is people with hearts that sing.
Philip Thatcher

A believer is a bird in a cage,a free-thinker is an eagle parting the clouds with tireless wing. Robert G. Ingersoll 1833-1899

Success is not final, failure is not fatal; It is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill

"Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some people move
our souls to dance. They awaken us to new understanding with the
passing whisper of wisdom. Some people make the sky more beautiful
to gaze upon. They stay in our lives for awhile, leave footprints on our
hearts, and we are never ever the same."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






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