Favorite Quotes, Sayings, and Poems

Andrew, Jr. · 11-05-2009, 02:53 PM

Please share with us what your favorite quotes, sayings, and poems are. I so enjoy them.

Namaste,
Andrew

Diva · 11-05-2009, 03:37 PM

Symptoms of Inner Peace
Be on the lookout for symptoms of inner peace. The hearts(l) of a great many have already been exposed to inner peace and it is possible that people everywhere could come down with it in epidemic proportions. This could pose a serious threat to what has, up to now, been a fairly stable condition of conflict in the world.

Some signs and symptoms of inner peace:

• A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experiences.
• An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.
• A loss of interest in judging other people.
• A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.
• A loss of interest in conflict.
• A loss of the ability to worry. (This is a very serious symptom).
• Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
• Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.
• Frequent attacks of smiling.
• An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen.
• An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it.(})

(Not sure who penned this. But I find it to be lovely.)

Diva · 11-05-2009, 03:38 PM

I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.

~Sara Teasdale

Andrew, Jr. · 11-05-2009, 07:48 PM

Seek joy in what you give, not in what you get.

Arwen · 11-06-2009, 08:41 AM

"Our happiness or unhappiness depends as much on our temperaments as on our luck."
-La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680)

Diva · 11-07-2009, 10:15 PM

If every word I said could make you laugh, I'd talk forever...

~Anonymous

Diva · 11-08-2009, 12:42 PM

The artist's experience lies so unbelievably close to the sexual, to its pain and its pleasure, that the two phenomena are really just different forms of one and the same longing and bliss.

~Rainer Maria Rilke

Arwen · 11-09-2009, 12:51 PM

You*do*not*define*anyone*with*your*judgment.*You*o nly*define*yourself*as*someone*who*needs*to*judge. ~Wayne*Dyer

Andrew, Jr. · 03-09-2010, 11:20 AM

Don't take tomorrow to bed with you.

Norman V. Peale

Andrew, Jr. · 03-09-2010, 11:21 AM

Imagination is the true magic carpet.

Norman V. Peale

TROOPER · 03-09-2010, 12:29 PM

Can we write from nothing just a word in our head
take it and tease it out like a thread
till finally we make a story unfold
a little part of us that needs to be told
take a word like blame i have thought it just now
what would i say that would not start a row
if i blamed you on this or i blamed you on that
should i just stay silent remove the tongue from the cat
does anyone really see what they do
not only to others but to ourselves too
do we pay attention to what we might say
that tears at another in a negative way
do we watch what we do when our loved ones look on
and then sit and wonder why now they are gone
it is easy for us to be our own judge
easy sentences for all to lessen the drudge
of our days as we walk to the end we must meet
till our final judge meets us and we beg be descreet
look in the mirror and stay there a while
and pick just one fault you have not seen and then smile
and understand what you learned for today...
that none of us are perfect in any way
to seldom have blame there is something you can do...
do onto others as you would have them do onto you
so what you dont like never do to a soul
before you make a decision... know, you must pay the toll
and bear that in mind and live happy and true
and do onto others as you would have them do onto you.

Andrew, Jr. · 03-25-2010, 11:48 AM

"A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat."
Erma Bombeck

"A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running."
Groucho Marx

Andrew, Jr. · 03-26-2010, 10:48 AM

"I always believe that there is a reason why you go through everything."
John Elway

"A boo is a lot louder than a cheer."
Lance Armstrong

PinkieLee · 03-26-2010, 01:17 PM

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. Joseph Addison

Ender · 12-20-2018, 01:01 AM

Kätzchen · 01-10-2019, 08:22 PM

"The only people who can see the whole picture," he murmured, "are the ones who step out of the frame."

~ Salman Rushdie

C0LLETTE · 10-03-2020, 07:20 PM

" Exit, pursued by a bear. "

'Exit, Pursued By A Bear' is generally considered to be the most famous of Shakespeare's stage directions – leading up to the off stage death of Antigonus in The Winter's Tale."

nosweatshakespeare.com

Stone-Butch · 10-04-2020, 12:57 PM

Never think much about what you hear people say about you, but ponder their whispers.

Bèsame* · 10-04-2020, 06:49 PM

They claim they don't like you but they watch your every move. People hate on who they can't be; and they throw stones at who they can't reach.

Tony A. Gaskins Jr.

LOQUI · 01-02-2021, 01:09 PM

"Be gentle with that tender heart of yours.
It may be holding a year's worth of grief inside it.
Be caring with all those parts of you that feel life’s tender moments, childhood pains and unmet emotions.
Take yourself out into the gathering light and breathe a bright ember into the very centre of you, into your hearts red soft middle, holding yourself in love and warmth.
Wake your heart slowly, allowing it all to be felt, allowing yourself to create space in which to rest and to breathe.
Let the coming light light up your bones and remind you of the gold that is held deep within you."

•words by Brigit Anna McNeill•

11-05-2009, 02:53 PM	#1
Andrew, Jr. Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Me Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Over the Rainbow in a House Posts: 5,072 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,004 Thanked 5,249 Times in 2,216 Posts Rep Power: 0	Favorite Quotes, Sayings, and Poems Please share with us what your favorite quotes, sayings, and poems are. I so enjoy them. Namaste, Andrew

11-05-2009, 03:38 PM	#3
Diva Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Diva Preferred Pronoun?: Diva Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chez Diva Posts: 11,879 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,263 Thanked 17,175 Times in 5,239 Posts Rep Power: 0	And I just read this one.... I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes. ~Sara Teasdale

11-05-2009, 07:48 PM	#4
Andrew, Jr. Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Me Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Over the Rainbow in a House Posts: 5,072 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,004 Thanked 5,249 Times in 2,216 Posts Rep Power: 0	Proverbs... Seek joy in what you give, not in what you get.

11-06-2009, 08:41 AM	#5
Arwen Joy Seeker How Do You Identify?: Smartly-Flavored Preferred Pronoun?: Goddess Relationship Status: Mrs. Syzygy 1/9/14 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Joyville, NM (aka Land of Enchantment) Posts: 10,140 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,636 Thanked 28,107 Times in 6,411 Posts Rep Power: 21474863	"Our happiness or unhappiness depends as much on our temperaments as on our luck." -La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) __________________ I wrote a book, y'all! *FREE* Tarotscopes Seek Joy, y'all. Eschew hate. 9Words: A Poetry Challenge \| Do you like me?

11-09-2009, 12:51 PM	#8
Arwen Joy Seeker How Do You Identify?: Smartly-Flavored Preferred Pronoun?: Goddess Relationship Status: Mrs. Syzygy 1/9/14 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Joyville, NM (aka Land of Enchantment) Posts: 10,140 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,636 Thanked 28,107 Times in 6,411 Posts Rep Power: 21474863	Youdonotdefineanyonewithyourjudgment.Youo nlydefineyourselfassomeonewhoneedstojudge. ~WayneDyer __________________ I wrote a book, y'all! *FREE* Tarotscopes Seek Joy, y'all. Eschew hate. 9Words: A Poetry Challenge \| Do you like me?

11-05-2009, 03:37 PM	#2
Diva Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Diva Preferred Pronoun?: Diva Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chez Diva Posts: 11,879 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,263 Thanked 17,175 Times in 5,239 Posts Rep Power: 0	Symptoms of Inner Peace Be on the lookout for symptoms of inner peace. The hearts(l) of a great many have already been exposed to inner peace and it is possible that people everywhere could come down with it in epidemic proportions. This could pose a serious threat to what has, up to now, been a fairly stable condition of conflict in the world. Some signs and symptoms of inner peace: • A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experiences. • An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment. • A loss of interest in judging other people. • A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others. • A loss of interest in conflict. • A loss of the ability to worry. (This is a very serious symptom). • Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation. • Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature. • Frequent attacks of smiling. • An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen. • An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it.(}) (Not sure who penned this. But I find it to be lovely.)

11-07-2009, 10:15 PM	#6
Diva Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Diva Preferred Pronoun?: Diva Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chez Diva Posts: 11,879 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,263 Thanked 17,175 Times in 5,239 Posts Rep Power: 0	If every word I said could make you laugh, I'd talk forever... ~Anonymous

11-08-2009, 12:42 PM	#7
Diva Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Diva Preferred Pronoun?: Diva Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chez Diva Posts: 11,879 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,263 Thanked 17,175 Times in 5,239 Posts Rep Power: 0	The artist's experience lies so unbelievably close to the sexual, to its pain and its pleasure, that the two phenomena are really just different forms of one and the same longing and bliss. ~Rainer Maria Rilke

03-09-2010, 11:20 AM	#9
Andrew, Jr. Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Me Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Over the Rainbow in a House Posts: 5,072 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,004 Thanked 5,249 Times in 2,216 Posts Rep Power: 0	Don't take tomorrow to bed with you. Norman V. Peale

03-09-2010, 11:21 AM	#10
Andrew, Jr. Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Me Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Over the Rainbow in a House Posts: 5,072 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,004 Thanked 5,249 Times in 2,216 Posts Rep Power: 0	Imagination is the true magic carpet. Norman V. Peale

03-09-2010, 12:29 PM	#11
TROOPER Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Permanently Banned 09/11/2010 Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 304 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 506 Thanked 191 Times in 138 Posts Rep Power: 0	A Word In Our Head Can we write from nothing just a word in our head take it and tease it out like a thread till finally we make a story unfold a little part of us that needs to be told take a word like blame i have thought it just now what would i say that would not start a row if i blamed you on this or i blamed you on that should i just stay silent remove the tongue from the cat does anyone really see what they do not only to others but to ourselves too do we pay attention to what we might say that tears at another in a negative way do we watch what we do when our loved ones look on and then sit and wonder why now they are gone it is easy for us to be our own judge easy sentences for all to lessen the drudge of our days as we walk to the end we must meet till our final judge meets us and we beg be descreet look in the mirror and stay there a while and pick just one fault you have not seen and then smile and understand what you learned for today... that none of us are perfect in any way to seldom have blame there is something you can do... do onto others as you would have them do onto you so what you dont like never do to a soul before you make a decision... know, you must pay the toll and bear that in mind and live happy and true and do onto others as you would have them do onto you.

03-25-2010, 11:48 AM	#12
Andrew, Jr. Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Me Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Over the Rainbow in a House Posts: 5,072 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,004 Thanked 5,249 Times in 2,216 Posts Rep Power: 0	"A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat." Erma Bombeck "A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running." Groucho Marx

03-26-2010, 10:48 AM	#13
Andrew, Jr. Timed Out How Do You Identify?: Me Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Over the Rainbow in a House Posts: 5,072 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,004 Thanked 5,249 Times in 2,216 Posts Rep Power: 0	"I always believe that there is a reason why you go through everything." John Elway "A boo is a lot louder than a cheer." Lance Armstrong

03-26-2010, 01:17 PM	#14
PinkieLee Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Relationship Status: I need ya boo, gotta see ya boo Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Big Money Texas Posts: 4,708 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 24,309 Thanked 13,075 Times in 3,049 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. Joseph Addison

12-20-2018, 01:01 AM	#15
Ender Member How Do You Identify?: Male (trans) Preferred Pronoun?: he/him Relationship Status: Single Join Date: May 2017 Location: Canada Posts: 198 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 226 Thanked 464 Times in 162 Posts Rep Power: 3629297

01-10-2019, 08:22 PM	#16
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: As a very feminine woman. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near smoke signals in the sky. Posts: 16,209 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,450 Thanked 33,611 Times in 10,707 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	The Ground Beneath Her Feet (1999) "The only people who can see the whole picture," he murmured, "are the ones who step out of the frame." ~ Salman Rushdie

10-03-2020, 07:20 PM	#17
C0LLETTE Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Depends on the day. Preferred Pronoun?: "I" and "we" Relationship Status: Very good. Thank you for asking. Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 11,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 16,676 Thanked 15,171 Times in 4,339 Posts Rep Power: 21474860	" Exit, pursued by a bear. " 'Exit, Pursued By A Bear' is generally considered to be the most famous of Shakespeare's stage directions – leading up to the off stage death of Antigonus in The Winter's Tale." nosweatshakespeare.com __________________ ______________________________ ______________________________

10-04-2020, 12:57 PM	#18
Stone-Butch Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Stonebutch Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Canada Posts: 3,706 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 13,344 Thanked 9,403 Times in 3,068 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Quotes, poems and sayings Never think much about what you hear people say about you, but ponder their whispers.

10-04-2020, 06:49 PM	#19
Bèsame* Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Femm Preferred Pronoun?: She Relationship Status: loved by many Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Closer to the waves Posts: 15,420 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,168 Thanked 41,017 Times in 10,768 Posts Rep Power: 21474865	They claim they don't like you but they watch your every move. People hate on who they can't be; and they throw stones at who they can't reach. Tony A. Gaskins Jr. __________________ kisses A kiss is a whisper in your mouth. Can I borrow a kiss? I promise to give it back.

01-02-2021, 01:09 PM	#20
LOQUI Member How Do You Identify?: Butch, Non Binary, Trans, Always Me. :) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,139 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,335 Thanked 2,486 Times in 848 Posts Rep Power: 19030327	"Be gentle with that tender heart of yours. It may be holding a year's worth of grief inside it. Be caring with all those parts of you that feel life’s tender moments, childhood pains and unmet emotions. Take yourself out into the gathering light and breathe a bright ember into the very centre of you, into your hearts red soft middle, holding yourself in love and warmth. Wake your heart slowly, allowing it all to be felt, allowing yourself to create space in which to rest and to breathe. Let the coming light light up your bones and remind you of the gold that is held deep within you." •words by Brigit Anna McNeill•