Authors Unknown

A fellow can't keep people from 
having a bad opinion of him, 
but he can keep them 
from being right about it. 
~Unknown~ 

A girl is much more than she seems,
not a toy by any means.
Under the make-up and her hair,
there is a sign reading....
handle with care.
~Unknown~

A good example has twice the value of good advice. 
~Unknown~ 

A good person is compelled
to always evaluate what has happened
so that he/she can apply
what he/she has learned.
~Unknown~

A kiss is the upper persuasion for a lower invasion. 
~Unknown~ 

A life with love must have some thorns,
but a life with no love will have no roses.
~Unknown~

A mother once asked Gandhi
to get her son to stop eating sugar.
Gandhi told the child,
"Come back in two weeks."
Two weeks later the mother
brought the child before Gandhi.
Gandhi said to the boy,
"Stop eating sugar".
Puzzled the woman replied,
"Thank you, but I must ask you
why didn't you tell him that two weeks ago.
Gandhi replied,
"Two weeks ago I was eating sugar."
~Unknown~

A snowflake is one of God's most fragile creations, 
but look what they can do when they stick together! 
~Unknown~ 

A truly happy person
is one who can enjoy the scenery
while on a detour.
~Unknown~

Adversity introduces a man to himself.
~Unknown~

All the so-called "secrets of success" 
will not work unless you do. 
~Unknown~ 

All you have to do is be yourself
as brilliantly as possible
and all the other things will follow.
~Unknown~

Always borrow money from a pessimist, 
he doesn't expect to be paid back. 
~Unknown~ 

Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness
has never danced in the rain.
~Unknown~

Being good is commendable, 
but only when it is combined with doing good is it useful. 
~Unknown~ 

....being happy doesn't mean everything is perfect 
but its when you decided to see beyond the imperfections....
~Unknown~

Books are the shoes with which 
we tread the footsteps of great minds. 
~Unknown~ 

Change is inevitable; 
growth is optional.
~Unknown~

Do not repeat anything 
you will not sign your name to. 
~Unknown~

Fear knocked at the door. 
Faith answered. 
And lo, no one was there. 
~Unknown~

Friendship buds and blossoms 
Like a summer in full dress
Friendship brings a Harvest
Of joy and Happiness. 
Friendship is sustaining
Through winter winds and snow
Friendship
Can't be hoarded 
By being shared
It grows.
~Unknown~

Friendship isn't a big thing -
it's a million little things.
~Unknown~

Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak. 
Sometimes it means 
that you are strong enough to let go. 
~Unknown~

Go out and change the world. 
The more you study, 
the more you should have-- 
A GOAL you should be pursuing; 
A DREAM your should be launching; 
A PLAN you should be executing; 
A PROJECT you should be starting; 
A POSSIBILITY you should be exploring; 
An OPPORTUNITY you should be grabbing; 
An IDEA you should be working; 
A PROBLEM you should be tackling; 
A DECISION you should be making. 
The greatest force in the world is a positive idea. 
~Unknown~

God gave us two ends - 
one to sit on and one to think with. 
Success depends on which one you use. 
Head you win, tail you lose. 
~Unknown~

God understands our prayers 
even when we can't find the words 
to say them. 
~Unknown~ 

Good company upon the road
is the shortest cut.
~Unknown~

I have but one lamp 
by which my feet are guided, 
and that is the lamp of experience. 
I know no way of judging 
the future but by the past. 
~Unknown~

I've learned that you shouldn't go through life 
with a catchers mitt on both hands. 
You need to be able to throw something back. 
~Unknown~

I've never seen a smiling face 
that was not beautiful. 
~Unknown~ 

If it frightens him, 
and freezes the smiles on his lips, 
then whatever sort of religion it is, 
it is not Christianity. 
~Unknown~ 

If we deny love 
that is given to us, 
if we refuse to give love 
because we fear pain or loss, 
then our lives will be empty, 
our loss greater. 
~Unknown~ 

If you have no will to change it, 
you have no right to criticize it. 
~Unknown~

If you resist reading what you disagree with, 
how will you ever acquire deeper insights into what you believe? 
The things most worth reading 
are precisely those that challenge our convictions. 
~Unknown~

If we let people see that kind of thing,
there would never again be any war.
~Unknown~

If you haven't all the things you want,
be grateful for the things you don't have
that you wouldn't want.
~Unknown~

Immortality lies not 
in the things you leave behind, 
but in the people your life has touched. 
~Unknown~ 

Its better to open your eyes and see 
than to close your eyes and dream. 
~Sean Combs~

It takes a little courage, 
and a little self-control. 
And some grim determination, 
If you want to reach the goal. 
It takes a deal of striving, 
and a firm and stern-set chin. 
No matter what the battle, 
If you really want to win. 
There's no easy path to glory, 
There's no road to fame. 
Life, however we may view it, 
Is no simple parlor game; 
But it's prizes call for fighting, 
For endurance and for grit; 
For a rugged disposition and 
don't know when to quit. 
~Unknown~

It takes years to build up trust, 
but only seconds to destroy it. 
You can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. 
After that you'd better know something. 
Don't compare yourself to the best others can do, 
But to the best you can do. 
It's not what happens to people that's important. 
It's what they do about it. 
Always leave loved ones with loving words. 
It may be the last time you see them. 
You control your attitude or it controls you. 
It isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. 
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself. 
Your background and circumstances 
may have influenced who you are, 
But you are responsible for who you become. 
Even if you do the right thing for the wrong reason, 
It's still the wrong thing to do. 
~Unknown~ 

Love is a symbol of eternity.
It wipes out all sense of time,
destroying all memory of a beginning
and all fear of an end.
~Unknown~

Life may not be the party we hoped for, 
but while we're here we should dance. 
~Unknown~

Life, the gift of nature 
Love, the gift of life 
A Kiss, the gift of Love 
~Unknown~

Live each day as if it were your last day on earth.
And love as if it were your first day in Heaven!
~Unknown~

Love is a symbol of eternity. 
It wipes out all sense of time, 
destroying all memory of a beginning 
and all fear of an end. 
~Unknown~ 

Love is pulling together against all odds.
~Unknown~

Love would never be a promise
of a rose garden unless it is showered
with light of faith, water of sincerity
and air of passion.
~Unknown~

Measure wealth
not by the things you have,
but by the things you have
for which you would not take money.
~Unknown~

Music is what feelings sound like.
~Unknown~

Never argue with a fool. 
Someone watching may not 
be able to tell the difference. 
~Unknown~ 

Not believe in Santa Claus! 
You might as well not believe in fairies! 
You might get your papa to hire men 
to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve 
to catch Santa Claus, but even if you 
did not see Santa Claus coming down, 
what would that prove? 
Nobody sees Santa Claus, 
but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. 
The most real things in the world 
are those that neither children nor men can see. 
Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? 
Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. 
Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders 
there are unseen and unseeable in the world.
~Unknown~

Oliver Wendell Holmes once attended
a meeting in which he was
the shortest man present.
"Dr. Holmes," quipped a friend,
"I should think you'd feel rather small
among us big fellows."
"I do," retorted Holmes,
"I feel like a dime among a lot of pennies."
~Unknown~

One day
Love & Friendship met.
Love asked:
"Why do you exist
if I already exist?"
Friendship replied:
"To put a smile
where you leave tears."
~Unknown~

One person can and does
make a difference.
~Unknown~

One person's weed
is another person's wildflower.
~Unknown~

Our deepest fear is
NOT that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that
we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light,
not our darkness,
that frightens us.
We ask ourselves,
who am I to be brilliant,
gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?
Actually, who are you NOT to be??
You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
There's nothing enlightened about
shrinking so that other people
won't feel insecure around you!
We were born to manifest
the glory of God within us.
It's not just in some of us,
it's in everyone--
and as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other people
permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others!
~Unknown~

Past the seeker as he prayed came 
the crippled and the beggar and the beaten. 
And seeing them... he cried, 
"Great God, how is it that a loving creator can see such things 
and yet do nothing about them?" 
God said, "I did do something. I made you." 
~Unknown~

People know you for what you've done, 
not for what you plan to do. 
~Unknown~ 

Physical strength is measured
by what we can carry;
spiritual by what we can bear.
~Unknown~

Real love has "Patience"--
Love suffereth long. 
Real love has "Kindness"--
and is kind. 
Real love has "Generosity"--
love envieth not. 
Real love has "Humility"--
Love vaunteth not itself unseemly. 
Real love has "Unselfishness"--
seeketh not her own. 
Real love has "Good Temperament"--
is not easily provoked. 
Real love has "Guilelessness"--
thinking no evil. 
Real love has "Sincerity"--
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, 
but rejoiceth in truth.
~Unknown~

Snowflakes are kisses from heaven.
~Unknown~

Snowmen fall from heaven... unassembled.
~Unknown~

So remember while December 
Brings the only Christmas day, 
In the year let there be Christmas 
In the things you do and say. 
~Unknown~ 

Sometimes God calms the storm;
sometimes He lets the storm rage
and calms His child.
~Unknown~

Sometimes, it isn't how good you are, 
but how bad you want it.
~Unknown~

Sometimes we make love with our eyes. 
Sometimes we make love with our hands. 
Sometimes we make love with our bodies. 
Always we make love with our hearts. 
~Unknown~ 

Soul-mates are people
who bring out the best in you.
They are not perfect
but are always perfect for you.
~Unknown~

....telling the truth is a loving act.
~Unknown~

The best kind of friend
is the one you could sit on a porch with,
never saying a word,
and walk away feeling like that was
the best conversation you've had.
~Unknown~

The core of a soldier is moral discipline. 
It is intertwined with the discipline 
of physical and mental achievement. 
Total discipline overcomes adversity, 
and physical stamina draws on an inner strength 
that says "drive on." 
~Unknown~

The grass may be greener
on the other side of the fence,
but you still have to mow it.
~Unknown~

The hardest thing in life, 
is letting go of what you thought was real. 
~Unknown~

The mathematics of high achievement--Begin with a dream. 
DIVIDE the problems and conquer them one by one. 
MULTIPLY the exciting possibilities in your mind. 
SUBTRACT all the negative thoughts to get started. 
ADD enthusiasm and determination. 
And the RESULT will be the attainment of your goal. 
~Unknown~

The miracles of nature do not seem miracles 
because they are so common. 
If no one had ever seen a flower, 
even a dandelion would be the most startling event 
in the world. 
~Unknown~

The only one thing I can change is myself, 
but sometimes that makes all of the difference. 
~Unknown~ 

The test of a great love is not what it demands, 
but what it is prepared to do without. 
~Unknown~ 

There are always two choices. 
Two paths to take. 
One is easy. 
And its only reward is that it's easy. 
~Unknown~ 

There are those things in life that require death, 
life and blood to understand. 
In these things comes romance, 
passion and a will for life that is stronger than all death. 
~Unknown~ 

There is an election going on all the time...
the Lord votes for you and
Satan votes against you,
and you must cast the deciding vote.
~Unknown~

There is no past or future
just the present,
and it's what we do
in the present that will
make the future and write the past.
~Unknown~

Those who serve in the military
have such a wonderful concept of life....
they are giving of themselves and
they are understanding,
accepting and forgiving of others....
a beautiful portrait of unconditional love.
~Unknown~

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool. 
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. 
To reach for another is to risk involvement. 
To expose your feelings is to risk exposing your true self. 
To place your ideas, your dreams 
before a crowd is to risk their loss. 
To love is to risk not being loved in return. 
To live is to risk dying. 
To believe is to risk despair. 
To try is to risk failure. 
But risks must be taken, 
because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. 
The person who risks nothing 
does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. 
They may avoid suffering and sorrow, 
but they cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, live. 
Chained by their attitudes they are slaves; 
they have forfeited their freedom. 
Only a person who risks is free. 
~Unknown~

True love hears what is not spoken, 
and understands what is not explained, 
for love doesn't work in the mouth, 
nor the mind, 
but in the heart. 
~Unknown~

Truth fears no questions. 
~Unknown~ 

To lose a friend is hardship,
but to forget them
is as if you died too.
~Unknown~

To love is nothing.
To be loved is something.
To love and to be loved is everything.
~Unknown~

To reach a great height
a person needs to have great depth.
~Unknown~

Until one feels the spirit of Christmas, 
there is no Christmas. 
All else is outward display-- 
so much tinsel and decorations. 
For it isn't the holly, 
it isn't the snow. 
It isn't the tree not the firelight's glow. 
It's the warmth that comes 
to the hearts of men 
when the Christmas spirit returns again. 
~Unknown~

Usefulness is happiness. 
~Unknown~

We have no right to ask
when sorrow comes,
"Why did this happen to me?"
unless we ask the same question
for every moment of happiness
that comes our way.
~Unknown~

What a wonderful thing is the mail,
capable of conveying across continents
a warm human hand-clasp.
~Unknown~

When flowing water...
meets with obstacles on its path,
a blockage in its journey,
it pauses.
It increases in volume
and strength,
filling up in front of the obstacle
and eventually spilling past it...
Do not turn and run,
for there is nowhere worthwhile
for you to go.
Do not attempt
to push ahead into the danger...
emulate the example of the water:
Pause and build up your strength
until the obstacle
no longer represents a blockage.
~Unknown~

When I am anxious
it is because I am
living in the future.
When I am depressed
it is because
I am living in the past.
~Unknown~

Watch your thoughts, they become your words 
Watch your words, they become your actions 
Watch your actions, they become your habits 
Watch your habits, they become your character 
Watch your character, it becomes your destiny. 
~Unknown~ 

We are so often caught up in our destination 
that we forget to appreciate the journey, 
especially the goodness of 
the people we meet on the way.
~Unknown~ 

We should not let success go to our heads, 
or our failures go to our hearts. 
~Unknown~ 

…What we celebrate is our redemption in Christ 
and the transformation of all creation 
by the presence of the divine in our midst.
~Unknown~

When I was a young man, 
I wanted to change the world. 
I found it was difficult to change the world, 
so I tried to change my nation. 
When I found I couldn't change the nation, 
I began to focus on my town. 
I couldn't change the town and as an older man, 
I tried to change my family. 
Now, as an old man, 
I realize the only thing I can change is myself, 
and suddenly I realize that if long ago I had changed myself, 
I could have made an impact on my family. 
My family and I could have made an impact on our town. 
Their impact could have changed the nation 
and I could indeed have changed the world. 
~Unknown~

When you truly care for someone, 
you don't look for faults,
you don't look for answers, 
you don't look for mistakes. 
Instead, you fight the mistakes, 
you accept the faults, 
and you overlook the excuses.
Never abandon an old friend. 
You will never find one who can take his place. 
Friendship is like wine, it gets better as it grows
older. 
~Unknown~

Who am I?
I am a little thing with a big meaning. 
I help everybody. 
I unlock doors, open hearts, dispel prejudice. 
I create friendship and goodwill. 
I inspire courtesy and admiration.
Everybody loves me. 
I bore no one. 
I violate no law. 
I cost nothing. 
Many have praised me.
No one has ever condemned me. 
I am pleasing to those of high and low degree.
I am useful every moment of the day.
I am Respect! 
~Unknown~

Words lead to deeds.... 
They prepare the soul, 
make it ready, 
and move it to tenderness. 
~Unknown~

You learn to like someone 
when you find out what makes them laugh, 
but you can never truly love someone 
until you find out what makes them cry. 
~Unknown~ 

You can dance anywhere,
even if only in your heart.
~Unknown~

You have the power to think
what you want.
No matter what the circumstance.
~Unknown~

You've gotta have hope.
Without hope life is meaningless.
Without hope life is
meaning less and less.
~Unknown~

song playing....Just The Way You Are

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