Quotes to Live By

The following quotes are some that mean something to me and I want to share them with you.

Let no man think lightly of good, saying in his heart,
"It will not benefit me." Even by the falling of water drops,
a water pot is filled; the wise man becomes full of good,
even if he gathers it little by little.
German Proverb



Hardening of the heart ages people more quickly
than hardening of the arteries.
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We really begin to amount to something to men and to
God when we are careful to do a kindness and care
less about who gets the credit for it.
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There are many moments in friendship, as in love,
when silence is beyond words.
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No man is rich enough to buy back his past.
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We will not make the daisies of our own lives
any prettier by being jealous of the roses in
our neighbors' lives.
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If you want a better life, the place to change is
inside yourself.
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Whatever you dislike in another person, take care
to correct it in yourself.
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What life means to us is determined not so much by
what life brings to us as by the attitude we bring to
life; not as much by what happens to us, as by our
reaction to what happens.
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The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater
is their power to harm us.
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It takes both rain and sunshine to make a rainbow.
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Kindness is the language the deaf can hear and
the blind can see.
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The world is a looking glass, and gives back to
every man the reflection of his own face.
Thackeray