Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. – Helen Keller
You’re only here for a short visit. So don’t forget to stop and smell the roses. – Walter Hagen
We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned,
so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come. – Joseph Campbell
The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy. – Jim Rohn
Life is a long lesson in humility. – James M. Barrie
“Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!”
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away. – Percy Bysshe Shelley
March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life’s path. – Khalil Gibran
Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets. – Paul Tournier
Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass…
It’s about learning how to dance in the rain. – Vivian Greene
When you are sorrowful, look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. – Khalil Gibran
Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty. – Mother Teresa
Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison. – Lord Chesterfield
All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him.
If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him. – The Buddha
When you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance. – Lee Ann Womack
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, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be. – Anne Frank
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. – The Buddha
What’s done is done. – William Shakespeare
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. – Mother Teresa
Be gentle first with yourself. – Lama Yeshe
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. – Anonymous
Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain. – Joseph Campbell
Pain is inevitable, Suffering is optional. – Buddhist proverb
There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist. – Mark Twain
It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen. – Brigitte Bardot
The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. – Elie Wiesel
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance. – Anonymous
The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer someone else up. – Mark Twain
It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. – Chinese proverb often quoted by Eleanor Roosevelt
Every wall is a door. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
He that undervalues himself will undervalue others, and he that undervalues others will oppress them. ~ Ben Johnson
