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We return thanks to our mother,
the earth, which sustains us.
We return thanks to the rivers and streams
which supply us with water.
We return thanks to all herbs, which furnish medicines
for the cure of our diseases.
We return thanks to the corn, and to her sisters,
the beans and squashes, which give us life.
We return thanks to the bushes and trees,
which provide us with fruit.
We return thanks to the wind,
which, moving the air, has banished diseases.
We return thanks to the moon and the stars,
which have given us their light when the sun was gone.
We return thanks to our grandfather He-no,
that he has protected his grandchildren from witches and reptiles,
and has given us his rain.
We return thanks to the sun,
that he has looked upon the earth with a beneficent eye.
Lastly, we return thanks to the Great Spirit,
in whom is embodied all goodness,
and who directs all things for the good of his children.
- Iroquois traditional
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
- Anonymous
This day I will marry my friend,
the one I laugh with, live for, dream with, love.
- Anonymous
Love me when I least deserve it,
because that's when I really need it.
- Swedish Proverb
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All things at first appear difficult.
- Chinese proverb
No good comes from hurrying.
- Yiddish Proverb
Anger is like a thorn in the heart.
- Yiddish Proverb
Happiness is a choice.
- Anonymous
See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak no evil.
- Japanese pictorial maxim (the Three Wise Monkeys)
Where there's a will, there's a way.
- old English proverb
You Create Your Own Reality.
- Anonymous
A bird does not sing because it has an answer.
It sings because it has a song.
- Chinese Proverb
Laugh when you can,
apologize when you should,
and let go of what you can't change.
Life's too short to be anything... but happy.
- Anonymous
Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow.
- Swedish Proverb
Without change, there would be no butterflies.
- Anonymous
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
- Anonymous
He who takes medicine and neglects his diet
wastes the skill of his doctors.
- Chinese Proverb
Just when the caterpillar thought
the world was over, it became a butterfly.
- Anonymous
The truly rich are those who enjoy what they have.
- Yiddish Proverb
Sisters are different flowers from the same garden.
- Anonymous
Everything is a miracle,
not just the beautiful and lovely things.
- Anonymous
Don't ask questions about fairy tales.
- Yiddish Proverb
Yesterday is history,
tomorrow is a mystery.
Today is a gift.
That is why it is called Present.
- Anonymous
In order to discover new lands,
one must be willing to lose sight
of the shore for a very long time.
- Anonymous
You cannot discover new oceans unless
you have the courage to lose site of the shore.
- Anonymous
Be a Human BEing Rather Than a Human DOing.
- Anonymous
It's never too late.
- Anonymous
Hard work pays off.
- Anonymous
Don't Limit Your Challenges... Challenge Your Limits.
- Anonymous
Slow but steady wins the race.
- Anonymous
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day,
teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.
- Chinese Proverb
Letting go doesn't mean giving up...
it means moving on.
- Anonymous
All the darkness of the world cannot
extinguish the light of a single candle,
yet one candle can illuminate all the darkness.
- Jewish Hanukah Prayer
A man is not old until his regrets take the place of his dreams.
- Yiddish Proverb
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.
- Buddhist Proverb
Hunker down.
- Anonymous
There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.
- Anonymous
When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced.
Live your life so that when you die,
the world cries and you rejoice.
- Indian Proverb
Expectations Diminish Joy.
- Anonymous
Experience is the best teacher.
- Proverb
March to the beat of your own drum.
- Proverb
The beginning of wisdom is to
call things by their right names.
- Chinese proverb
It is amazing how much you can accomplish
when it doesn't matter who gets the credit.
- Anonymous
This is my wish for you:
Comfort on difficult days,
Smiles when sadness intrudes,
Rainbows to follow the clouds,
Laughter to kiss your lips,
Sunsets to warm your heart,
Hugs when spirits sag,
Beauty for your eyes to see,
Friendships to brighten your being,
Faith so that you can believe,
Confidence for when you doubt,
Courage to know yourself,
Patience to accept the truth,
Love to complete your life.
- Anonymous
Everything is okay in the end.
If it's not okay, then it's not the end.
- Anonymous
A life lived in fear is a life half lived.
- Anonymous
Don't ever give up.
- Anonymous
If you understand, things are just as they are;
if you do not understand, things are just as they are.
- Zen Proverb
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
- Anonymous
Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect.
It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.
- Anonymous
We are most like God when we forgive.
- Anonymous
Maybe So, Maybe Not.
- Ancient Taoist Proverb
Know When To Be Done.
- Anonymous
Never give up.
- Anonymous
May you never forget what is worth remembering,
or remember what is best forgotten.
- Anonymous
If I keep a green bough in my heart the singing bird will come.
- Chinese proverb
The key to happiness is not to have what you want
but to want what you have.
- Anonymous
The Joy is in the Journey.
- Anonymous
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
- Anonymous
He who can give thanks for little
will always find he has enough.
- Anonymous
A closed mind is like a closed book;
just a block of wood.
- Chinese proverb
Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
- Anonymous
All's well that ends well.
- Proverb (and title of a Shakespeare play)
Follow your own star.
- Anonymous
Anger is often more hurtful than the injury that caused it.
- English Proverb
Life is a choice.
- Anonymous
Behind an able man there are always other able men.
- Chinese proverb
We can never be the better for our religion
if our neighbor is the worse for it.
- Anonymous
The best relationship is one in which
your love for each other
exceeds your need for each other.
- Anonymous
Everyone is wise, until he speaks.
- Irish proverb
It is darkest just before the dawn.
- Proverb
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