85 posts tagged “quote of the day”

 Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others. 

— Cicero

My very very dear friend Kendra has been telling me how amazing it is to be grateful for all the things you encounter in your day. I took her up on the idea and have found it to be pretty rewarding in itself. How? I can't explain just yet, but I feel deep down that something grand is taking transformation...

 The Grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. 

— Allan K. Chalmers

 I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries. 

— Jules Renard

...Having the best girlfriends on the planet on the other side of the telephone on a Saturday afternoon.

-Sheima Hassanlou

 Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. 

— George Washington

 Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.  

— David Starr Jordan

 We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. 

— Plato

 Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.  

— Mother Teresa

"Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence."
  - Robert Frost

 I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down.  

— Allen H. Neuharth