Quotes, Poems, & Sayings... - Page 113

Fancy · 05-20-2010, 02:13 PM

As I gaze at my garden and regard the varying colors the Creator has made for us, red, yellow, blue, white, pink, purple, etc..., I also think of the many colors the Creator has made of us, black, beige, brown, red, yellow and white -- and all of us are beautiful.

-Maya Angelou

BestButchBoy · 05-20-2010, 04:39 PM

“Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?

Benjamin Franklin

moxie · 05-20-2010, 08:47 PM

“No clever arrangement of bad eggs ever made a good omelet” - C.S. Lewis

Lady Pamela · 05-20-2010, 10:51 PM

I trust and allow the loving pulse of my spirit
to connect me with the wisdom of life's mysteries.

always2late · 05-21-2010, 05:30 AM

"Then give to the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you." - Madeline Bridges

Ms. Meander · 05-21-2010, 06:09 AM

With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity
~ Keshavan Nair

Ms. Meander · 05-21-2010, 06:12 AM

Three passions have governed my life:
The longings for love, the search for knowledge,
And unbearable pity for the suffering of [humankind].

Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness.
In the union of love I have seen
In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision
Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined.

With equal passion I have sought knowledge.
I have wished to understand the hearts of [people].
I have wished to know why the stars shine.

Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens,
But always pity brought me back to earth;
Cries of pain reverberated in my heart
Of children in famine, of victims tortured
And of old people left helpless.
I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot,
And I too suffer.

This has been my life; I found it worth living.

adapted

- Bertrand Russell

Toofrufru · 05-21-2010, 07:39 AM

Understanding the limitations of human beings as well as understanding your own is the beginning of true wisdom.
Unknown

UofMfan · 05-21-2010, 09:15 AM

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us." ~ Helen Keller

Spirit Dancer · 05-21-2010, 09:24 AM

Look to this day!
For it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course lie all the verities
and realities of your existence:
The bliss of growth
The glory of action
The splendor of achievement,
For yesterday is but a dream
And tomorrow is only a vision,
But today well lived makes every yesterday
a dream of happiness
And tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well, therefore, to this day!
Such is the salutation to the dawn.

from the Sanskrit

Spirit Dancer · 05-21-2010, 09:25 AM

One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us
tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden
over the horizon--instead of enjoying the roses
that are blooming outside our windows today.

Dale Carnegie

Spirit Dancer · 05-21-2010, 09:26 AM

Do not look back on happiness, or dream of it in the future.
You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it.

Henry Ward Beecher

Spirit Dancer · 05-21-2010, 09:34 AM

Yesterday is ashes, tomorrow wood.
Only today does the fire burn brightly.

Old Eskimo proverb

Spirit Dancer · 05-21-2010, 09:35 AM

If we fill our hours with regrets of yesterday and with the
worries of tomorrow, we have no today in which to be thankful.

unattributed

Fancy · 05-21-2010, 10:48 AM

Just saying "no" prevents teenage pregnancy the way "have a nice day" cures chronic depression.

-Faye Wattleton

BestButchBoy · 05-21-2010, 05:24 PM

“Don’t dream it, be it."

Frankenfurter, Rocky Horror Picture Show

Oiler41 · 05-21-2010, 05:25 PM

“It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character.” - Dale E. Turner

Glynn

Sybelle · 05-21-2010, 05:37 PM

A part of you has grown in me. And so you see, it's you and me together forever and never apart, maybe in distance, but never in heart.

Medusa · 05-21-2010, 06:41 PM

"Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules... You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do."

--Steve Jobs
US computer engineer & industrialist (1955 - )

Enchantress · 05-21-2010, 06:50 PM

Words are made for a certain exactness of thought, as tears are for a certain degree of pain. What is least distinct cannot be named; what is clearest is unutterable.

~ Rene Daumal

05-20-2010, 08:47 PM	#2243
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05-20-2010, 10:51 PM	#2244
Lady Pamela Senior Member How Do You Identify?: A Lady..Femme..Free Spirit with a touch of survivalist woman in me. Preferred Pronoun?: Spiritual Warrior..She Ra..Baby Doll, or anything close..ha! Relationship Status: In perfect love and perfect trust I believe that will be directed..for now Just friends in my life. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Live in Utah but take trips to Arkansas. Plan to move there eventually. Posts: 2,579 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,073 Thanked 5,939 Times in 1,609 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I trust and allow the loving pulse of my spirit to connect me with the wisdom of life's mysteries. __________________ Believe what people show you the first time. It will keep you in balance, and will show you truth! ~~ Author unknown ~~ When negative thoughts come to mind, Let them die stillborn. Speak and do posotive in any situation, And watch your dreams grow and flurish. If you can't say anything posotive, Zip it up. Do not give birth to that which you do not want to see grow. See it, Believe it, Own it, Have it! ~~ Lady Pamela ~~

05-21-2010, 05:30 AM	#2245
always2late Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: m'lady Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 2,000 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,834 Thanked 6,231 Times in 1,462 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	"Then give to the world the best you have, and the best will come back to you." - Madeline Bridges __________________ Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there ~ Rumi

05-21-2010, 06:09 AM	#2246
Ms. Meander Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Femme Relationship Status: Ethical Nonmonogamist Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Mountains Posts: 1,520 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,706 Thanked 5,223 Times in 1,150 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	*With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity* ~ Keshavan Nair __________________ My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart. - Maya Angelou

05-21-2010, 06:12 AM	#2247
Ms. Meander Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Queer Femme Relationship Status: Ethical Nonmonogamist Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Mountains Posts: 1,520 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 4,706 Thanked 5,223 Times in 1,150 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	Three passions have governed my life: The longings for love, the search for knowledge, And unbearable pity for the suffering of [humankind]. Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness. In the union of love I have seen In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined. With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to understand the hearts of [people]. I have wished to know why the stars shine. Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens, But always pity brought me back to earth; Cries of pain reverberated in my heart Of children in famine, of victims tortured And of old people left helpless. I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot, And I too suffer. This has been my life; I found it worth living. adapted - Bertrand Russell __________________ My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart. - Maya Angelou

05-20-2010, 02:13 PM	#2241
Fancy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: N/A Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NY Posts: 3,742 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,696 Thanked 7,097 Times in 2,322 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	As I gaze at my garden and regard the varying colors the Creator has made for us, red, yellow, blue, white, pink, purple, etc..., I also think of the many colors the Creator has made of us, black, beige, brown, red, yellow and white -- and all of us are beautiful. -Maya Angelou

05-20-2010, 04:39 PM	#2242
BestButchBoy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Male ID Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,925 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 406 Thanked 5,459 Times in 2,038 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	“Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade? Benjamin Franklin

05-21-2010, 07:39 AM	#2248
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05-21-2010, 09:15 AM	#2249
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05-21-2010, 09:24 AM	#2250
Spirit Dancer Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Complex but Tender Preferred Pronoun?: ~Ma`am~ Relationship Status: Shotgun Rider Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Following the red road Posts: 4,519 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,304 Thanked 12,951 Times in 3,466 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	Look to this day! For it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course lie all the verities and realities of your existence: The bliss of growth The glory of action The splendor of achievement, For yesterday is but a dream And tomorrow is only a vision, But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness And tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day! Such is the salutation to the dawn. from the Sanskrit __________________ “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” Judy Garland

05-21-2010, 09:25 AM	#2251
Spirit Dancer Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Complex but Tender Preferred Pronoun?: ~Ma`am~ Relationship Status: Shotgun Rider Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Following the red road Posts: 4,519 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,304 Thanked 12,951 Times in 3,466 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon--instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. Dale Carnegie __________________ “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” Judy Garland

05-21-2010, 09:26 AM	#2252
Spirit Dancer Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Complex but Tender Preferred Pronoun?: ~Ma`am~ Relationship Status: Shotgun Rider Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Following the red road Posts: 4,519 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,304 Thanked 12,951 Times in 3,466 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	Do not look back on happiness, or dream of it in the future. You are only sure of today; do not let yourself be cheated out of it. Henry Ward Beecher __________________ “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” Judy Garland

05-21-2010, 09:34 AM	#2253
Spirit Dancer Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Complex but Tender Preferred Pronoun?: ~Ma`am~ Relationship Status: Shotgun Rider Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Following the red road Posts: 4,519 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,304 Thanked 12,951 Times in 3,466 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	Yesterday is ashes, tomorrow wood. Only today does the fire burn brightly. Old Eskimo proverb __________________ “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” Judy Garland

05-21-2010, 09:35 AM	#2254
Spirit Dancer Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Complex but Tender Preferred Pronoun?: ~Ma`am~ Relationship Status: Shotgun Rider Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Following the red road Posts: 4,519 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,304 Thanked 12,951 Times in 3,466 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	If we fill our hours with regrets of yesterday and with the worries of tomorrow, we have no today in which to be thankful. unattributed __________________ “For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.” Judy Garland

05-21-2010, 10:48 AM	#2255
Fancy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: N/A Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NY Posts: 3,742 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,696 Thanked 7,097 Times in 2,322 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	Just saying "no" prevents teenage pregnancy the way "have a nice day" cures chronic depression. -Faye Wattleton

05-21-2010, 05:24 PM	#2256
BestButchBoy Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Male ID Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,925 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 406 Thanked 5,459 Times in 2,038 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	“Don’t dream it, be it." Frankenfurter, Rocky Horror Picture Show

05-21-2010, 05:25 PM	#2257
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05-21-2010, 05:37 PM	#2258
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05-21-2010, 06:41 PM	#2259
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05-21-2010, 06:50 PM	#2260
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