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Thursday, March 31, 2022

It Is To Laugh

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter. - Mark Twain A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life. - William Arthur Ward Life is not a tragedy, it is a comedy. To be alive means to have a sense of humor. -... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. - Josh Billings Customs form us all. Our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed beliefs, are consequences of our place of birth. Yet within these quite extreme constraints, progress, success, and happiness are still possible.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

A prudent question is one-half of wisdom. - Francis Bacon There are no right answers to wrong questions. - Ursula K. Le Guin To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination. - Albert Einstein A good question is never answered. It is... Sign in to see full entry.

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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief and unspeakable love. - Washington Irving Those who don't know how to weep with their whole heart, don't know how to laugh... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 28, 2022

Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. - Matthew 25:40 - I live by this verse. We do not need to proselytize either by our speech or by our writing. We can only do so really with our lives. Let our lives be open books for all to study. -... Sign in to see full entry.

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Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly. - Rose Franken If you want peace, stop fighting. If you want peace of mind, stop fighting with your thoughts. - Peter McWilliams Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 27, 2022

Life does not consist mainly, or even largely, of facts or happenings. It consist mainly of the storm of thoughts that is forever flowing through one's head. - Mark Twain Sign in to see full entry.

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Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances. - Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi You may not seem able to change some outer circumstances but you can start by changing your inner experience of life and yourself. - Joy Page We can never obtain... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 26, 2022

Seek first to understand, then to be understood. - Stephen Covey Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk. - Doug Larson Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. - Anonymous Most of the successful people I've... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 25, 2022

People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy. - Anton Chekhov If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant. If we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. - Anne Bradstreet In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was... Sign in to see full entry.

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I've collected and savored 'quotes' since I was young. Some were from 'famous' people, and some were from folks like you and me. If it caught my fancy, I saved it. Now, I'll share them with you.

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