Character


True originality consists not in being different from others,
But in being wholly in harmony with oneself.
   Gustav Ernest

The longest journey
In the journey inward.
   Dag Hammarskjold

Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others
Cannot keep it from themselves.
   Sir James Barrie

Blow into your own sails!
   Stanislaw Lec

Intelligent people talk about ideas.
Average people talk about things.
Small people talk about other people.
   Dear Abby

If I accept the sunshine and warmth
I must also accept the thunder and the lightning.
   Kahlil Gibran

You may not be responsible for falling down
but you are responsible for getting up.
   Rev. Jesse Jackson

If you don't have time to do it well,
How will you find time to do it over?

The cautious person will live out his life
encumbered by galoshes and umbrellas,
even on sunny days.
   Eloise Ristad

There are three ways to get
to the top of a tree:
   1) climb it
   2) sit on an acorn
   3) make friends with a big bird.
    Robert Maidment

Nobody is born smiling.
Being happy in this world
is something you have to learn.
   Ashleigh Brilliant

If you're stuck in traffic,
remind yourself
that you needed time to think.
   Jennifer James

God gives every bird its food
but does not always
drop it into the nest.
   Danish

Your reason and your passion
are the rudder and the sails
of your seafaring soul.
   Kahlil Gibran

In the dew of little things
the heart finds its morning
and is refreshed.
   Kahlil Gibran

Why does it take so long
to commit to the obvious?
   Jennifer James

There is no right way
to do a wrong thing.
   Virginia Denton

. . . we are taught you must blame your father,
your sisters, the school, the teachers---you can blame anyone,
but never blame yourself.
It's never your fault.
But it's ALWAYS your fault,
because if you wanted to change,
you're the one who has got to change.
It's as simple as that, isn't it?
   Katharine Hepburn

You will not be punished for your anger.
You will be punished by your anger.
   Buddha

To experience pain
is not the same thing as suffering.
Pain is inevitable;
suffering is optional.

You'll always miss 100%
of the shots you don't take.
   Frederick Jackson

He may have a greasy hat and his trousers may be shiny,
but if his children have their noses flattened against the windowpane
a half-hour before he is due home for supper,
you can trust him to be a good man.

It is better to be alone
than in bad company.
   George Washington


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