WORDS TO PONDER

Anyone who knows me, knows I love good inspirational quotes! I love to think about them, decide how to apply them to my life, and try hard to remember them to share with others. Being that my memory has never been great and with age it has gotten worse, I love having the quotes written down so I can refer back to them. My grandchildren know if they are having any behavior problems at my house (which none ever do), the "talk" is the worst punishment I can give them. I search the cobwebs of my mind, and find any (and all) quotes that might be appropriate at the time. I am sure they would rather be put in time out than to listen to one of grandma's talks woven with quotes!

When the archer misses the mark, he turns and looks for the fault within himself. Failure to hit the bull's eye is never the fault of the target. To improve your aim -- improve yourself.

                                                                            Gilbert Arland

A wise man learns by the mistakes of others,
a fool by his own.
Latin Proverb

No man was ever wise by chance.
Seneca

By associating with wise people you will become wise yourself.
Menander

The more a man knows, the more he forgives.
Catherine the Great

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.
Charles Dickens

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.
Thomas Paine

It requires less character to discover the faults of others, than to tolerate them.
J. Petit Senn

A good name will shine forever.
Proverb

Reputation is for time; character is for eternity.
J. B. Gough

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them.
Henry David Thoreau

 

Every artist was first an amateur.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of

 two characters - one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity. 

John F. Kennedy